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- ↑ "Secretary of State for Tourism and Culture". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ↑ "Gambia: Banjul Breweries Financial Controller Fatou Sinyan-Mberegan Turns Down Jammeh's Ambassadorial Appointment" . Retrieved 2019-07-15.
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