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- 1 2 Ganshof Van Der Meersch 1960, p. 70.
- 1 2 3 Matsanza 2010, p. 129.
- 1 2 3 4 Mulumba & Makombo 1986, p. 118.
- ↑ CRISP no. 120 1961, paragraph 95.
- ↑ Young 1965, p. 346.
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