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- ↑ Onishi, Norimitsu (7 December 2000). "In Ruined Liberia, Its Despoiler Sits Pretty". The New York Times.
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- ↑ "Did Wesseh Win on 'Sympathy'?". 24 December 2014.
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- ↑ "River Gee County Legislative Caucus Suspends Senator Conmany Wesseh".
- ↑ "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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