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- 1 2 3 4 5 Raph Uwechue (1991) Africa Who's who, p522
- ↑ History of Parliament Parliament of Botswana
- ↑ The road to Botswana Parliament: Botswana general elections (1965–2009) Parliament of Botswana
- ↑ Elections-Foreign relations-Devaluations-Budgets Keesings