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- ↑ "Ana Mercedes Aponte Merchan". Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela . Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Allanan vivienda de la diputada Ana Mercedes Aponte en el estado Vargas". Tal Cual. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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