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- ↑ "Burundi vice president resigns, is replaced amid growing tensions", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 8 November 2007.
- ↑ "Démission du premier vice-président burundais" Archived 2012-07-21 at Archive.today , Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), November 8, 2007 (in French).
- 1 2 "Burundi elects new vice president" [ permanent dead link ], Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), November 9, 2007.
- ↑ "L'ancien vice-président burundais à la recherche d'un emploi", Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), November 14, 2007 (in French).
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