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- ↑ Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation. 1966.
- ↑ West African Directory. T. Skinner. 1966.
- ↑ Pinkney, Robert (1972). Ghana Under Military Rule, 1966-1969. Methuen. ISBN 978-0-416-75080-5.
- ↑ Tsedze, Oscar (1967-08-24). Daily Graphic: Issue 5256, August 24 1967. Graphic Communications Group.
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