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- ↑ Thomas O'Toole, Janice E. Baker (2005). Historical dictionary of Guinea, Volume 94 (4 ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-8108-4634-9.
- ↑ Djibril Kassomba Camara (2005). Le redressement national en République de Guinée: les effets pervers. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 53ff. ISBN 2-7475-9735-0.
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