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- ↑ RÓMULO BETANCOURT / VOLUMEN VII ANTOLOGÍA POLÍTICA / NOMENCLATURA GUBERNAMENTAL DEL PERÍODO PRESIDENCIAL DE RÓMULO BETANCOURT, 1959 – 1964. Luis Ricardo Dávila (Universidad de Los Andes)
- ↑ La Prensa de Barinas , 21 November 2008, ALREDEDOR DE 290 CANDIDATOS COMPETIRÁN POR 22 CARGOS DE REPRESENTACIÓN POPULAR
- ↑ David J. Myers, Henry A. Dietz (2002), Capital city politics in Latin America: democratization and empowerment , Lynne Rienner Publishers, p113
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