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References
- ↑ "Wallis and Futuna chooses Taputai as assembly president". RNZ. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "Brial is new Wallis and Futuna speaker". RNZ. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ Angleviel, Frederic (2008). "Wallis and Futuna in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007". The Contemporary Pacific. 20 (1): 251–254. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ LELEIVAI, HAPAKUKE PIERRE (2013). "Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012: Wallis and Futuna". The Contemporary Pacific. 25 (1): 183–187. JSTOR 23725735 . Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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