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- ↑ "Q&A: Madagascar election run-off". BBC News. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ DIPLOMATIE : Jean-Louis Robinson est nommé nouvel ambassadeur en Chine
- ↑ DIPLOMATIE : Jean-Louis Robinson est nommé nouvel ambassadeur en Chine
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