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- ↑ "Ministerio de Justicia :: Rol del Ministerio". www.ministeriodejusticia.gov.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Ministerio de Justicia :: Administración de Justicia". www.ministeriodejusticia.gov.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1994:Jan.-Mar." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
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- ↑ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Mar 2000". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Ministerio de Justicia :: Autoridades". www.ministeriodejusticia.gov.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-18.