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- ↑ Hernando Martínez C. (April 8, 1968). "La Muerte de Dumar Aljure Cierra un Capítulo en la Historia del Llano" (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Richard L. Maullin (1968). The Fall of Dumar Aljure,A Colombian Guerrilla and Bandit (PDF). Rand Corporation.
- ↑ Gonzalo Sánchez G.; Donny Meertens (2001). Bandits, Peasants, and Politics: The Case of "La Violencia" in Colombia. University of Texas Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780292777576.
- ↑ Bert Ruiz (2001). The Colombian Civil War. McFarland. p. 118. ISBN 9780786450725.
- ↑ "Calma en los Llanos" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. April 6, 1968.
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