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- 1 2 Kröger, Franz (2009). "Raids and Refuge - The Bulsa in Babatu's Slave Wars". Research Review (Legon/Accra). 24 (2).
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- 1 2 "Extracts (1731-1910) of the "Chronology of Bulsa History" translated into English and supplied with some additions". www.ghana-materialien.de. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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