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- ↑ Hendrix, Steven E. (2009). The new Nicaragua: lessons in development, democracy, and nation-building for the United States. ABC-CLIO. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-313-37958-1.
- ↑ Seligson, Mitchell A.; Pérez, Orlando J. (2008). Cultura política de la democracia en Nicaragua 2008: El impacto de la Gobernabilidad. LAPOP. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-9817299-3-0.
