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- ↑ "Watch: Protests over 'rigged' elections in Berbice and along East Coast". Stabroek News. March 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Protester killed in Guyana as unrest spreads over vote fraud reports". Reuters. March 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Violent protesting by PPP supporters lead to injury of children and police". Department of Public Information, Guyana. 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Guyana election: Two main parties declare victory as tensions rise". BBC. 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Protester Killed in Guyana as Unrest Spreads Over Vote Fraud Reports". US News. March 7, 2020.