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- ↑ "List of Members of the Pan African Parliament (as of 15 March 2004)" (PDF). African Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ↑ "Parlamento africano lançada ontem em Addis-Abeba". TV Cabo via Maputo.co.nz (in Portuguese). Maputo. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ 1999 election results adam-carr.net
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