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- ↑ Isaala, Tito (1983). "Chapter 20, Secession and Independence". In Larcy, Hugh (ed.). Tuvalu: A History. University of the South Pacific/Government of Tuvalu. pp. 175–176.
- ↑ "Tuvalu holding its elections". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 52, no. 8. August 1981. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)" (PDF). Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Government of Tuvalu" (PDF). 173 Tuvalu News Sheet. 9 December 1982. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ↑ "Tuvalu Elects 12 Members of Parliament". Pacific Islands Report. 27 March 1998. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.