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- 1 2 "Angola: Ngola Kabangu Elected FNLA President". Angola Press Agency via AllAfrica. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ List of deputies elected in the 2008 election Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine , CNE website (in Portuguese).
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