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- ↑ Ministerie van Regionale Ontwikkeling, Ambtelijke delegatie van Koksijde bezoekt Suriname, 1 February 2011
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- ↑ Starnieuws, In Marowijne zetelverdeling onveranderd, 26 May 2020