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- ↑ "Government of 04/02/1984 -->Team" Republique Du Cameroun Portail Du Gouvernement [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Africa Diary, Volume 24 (1984), p. 11927. Published by M. Chhabra for Africa Publications (India), 1984
- ↑ Diplomatic List: Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington, United States Department of State, February 1975; p. 23
- ↑ "Government of 24/08/1985 -->Team" Republique Du Cameroun Portail Du Gouvernement [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Africa Review World of Information, 1988; p. 57
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