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- ↑ "Kim Sun-tae • The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation • Honoring greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia". Rmaward.asia. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ↑ Carlos H. Conde (2007-08-02). "Ramon Magsaysay Award recipients announced". The New York Times . Retrieved 2017-05-23.
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