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- 1 2 3 4 "Candidates for President in Election 2005". TLC Africa. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Elections in Liberia, African Elections Database.
- ↑ Shooting victim planned to seek Liberian presidency — again [ permanent dead link ], Baltimore Sun
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