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- ↑ "Kikwete becomes 4th elected Tanzanian president", People's Daily , 20 December 2005, retrieved 3 April 2010CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Athumani, Rose (19 December 2005), "Kikwete Wins Election By the Biggest Margin Ever", AllAfrica.com , retrieved 3 April 2010CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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