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- ↑ "Du concrêt", Chadian government website, August 30, 2007 (in French).
- ↑ "CHAD: Opposition denounces poll as ‘masquerade’, refuses to field candidate", IRIN, March 27, 2006.
- ↑ "CHAD: Deby win confirmed, but revised down to 64.67 pct", IRIN, May 29, 2006.
- ↑ Valery Gottingar, "Scrutin présidentiel du 03 mai 2006: le Conseil Constitutionnel proclame le Président Idriss Deby Itno réélu au premier tour avec un score de 64,67%.", Chadian government website, May 29, 2006 (in French).
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