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- ↑ Johnny Haikella Hakaye Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at the Namibia Institute for Democracy
- ↑ Johnny Haikella Hakaye Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at the Namibia Institute for Democracy
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