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- ↑ Scafidi, Oscar (2015-11-20). Equatorial Guinea. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 100, 228. ISBN 978-1-84162-925-4.
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- ↑ "El empresario que intentó vender la Sputnik V a Ayuso ejerció de administrador offshore de una de las familias más ricas de Guinea Ecuatorial". www.lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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