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- ↑ Rural Africana. African Studies Center, Michigan State University. 1971. p. 80.
- ↑ The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberia [usurped] . Accessed: 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "The African Repository". American Colonization Society. 2 July 1868 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Executive Mansion. President Weah Makes further Appointments in Government Archived 14 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 National Electoral Commission. Montserrado County Electoral District No.15 2017
- 1 2 National Electoral Commission. Montserrado County Electoral District No.11 2017
- ↑ Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. Population 2008, 2014 by County, District, Clan and Households, Liberia Archived 13 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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