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- ↑ "Lesotho Public Holidays 2018 - PublicHolidays.africa". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ↑ "Public Holidays". Government of Lesotho. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
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