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- ↑ List of deputies elected in the 2003 election Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine , Benin government page.
- ↑ List of governments of Benin, izf.net (in French).
- ↑ "Face-à-face Houngbédji-Boni, au second tour", BBC Afrique (in French).
- ↑ "Proclamation des résultats des élections législatives du 31 mars 2007", BeninInfo.com (in French).
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