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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Ghana Gazette". National government publication. 1960: 19.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - 1 2 Joshua Bediako Koomson,"Anti-Nkrumah agents planting ‘Trojan horses’ in CPP — Lucy Anin", Graphic Online, 12 June 2019.
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