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- 1 2 Beier, Ulli; Moore, Gerald (2007). The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry. Penguin Classics (4th ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 303. ISBN 9780140424720. OCLC 466152546. 448 pages. First edition 1998.
- ↑ Brooke, James (January 3, 1985). "Angolan Writers Bloom in Independent Climate". nytimes.com. The New York Times: 18, Section C. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Find items in libraries near you". search.worldcat.org. OCLC, Inc. 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024. Search for Ngudia Wendel.
- ↑ "Pesquisa bibliográfica" [Bibliographical search]. memoria-africa.ua.pt (in Portuguese). Aveiro, Portugal: O Portal das Memórias de África e do Oriente (The Portal of Memories of Africa and the Orient). Universidade de Aveiro. Fundação Portugal-Africa. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ February 4, 1961, marked the start of the armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial regime in Angola, refer to Angolan_War_of_Independence#The_4_and_10_February_events_at_Luanda.
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