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- ↑ "Zimbabwe's Fortune Charumbira elected Pan-African Parliament president". Eyewitness News of South Africa. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ "Charumbira Retains Post of Chiefs Council President". VOA Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ "4th Vice President". African Union. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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