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- 1 2 R. Joseph Parrot (2014) "Guerilla Grannies: How to Live in This World by Ike Bertels" African Studies Review, volume 57, number 1, pp246–248
- ↑ Jonna Katto (2013) Grandma was a Guerrilla Fighter: Life Memories of the Women who Fought for Mozambique’s Independence in Northern Niassa
- ↑ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa issues 1857–1867, p43
- ↑ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p267
- ↑ 4.° Suplemento Boletim da República, 22 September 1987