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- ↑ Ex-Chiluba aide's murder raises questions [ dead link ] The Hindu, 6 July 2001
- ↑ Adrienne LeBas (2013) From Protest to Parties: Party-Building and Democratization in Africa, OUP, p225
- ↑ Zambia Election Passport
- 1 2 3 Key witness in Zambian misappropriation trial shot dead Panapress, 6 July 2001
- ↑ Zambian corruption witness murdered The Telegraph, 7 July 2001