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- ↑ "المفوضية القومية للانتخابات". Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ "Lakes state parliament opens its second session - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan".
- ↑ http://www.thejubapost.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67:chol-sworn-in-as-lake-state-governor&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=53%5B%5D
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