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- ↑ "South Sudan Fires Foreign Minister".
- ↑ "President Kiir Fires Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Marial Benjamin".
- ↑ The Newly Appointed Ministers, 10 July 2011 Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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