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- 1 2 Rafael de Mendizábal Allende (2018) Misión en África. La descolonización de Guinea Ecuatorial (1968-1969) p102
- ↑ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p131
- ↑ Max Liniger-Goumaz (1979) La Guinée équatoriale: un pays méconnu, p157
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