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- ↑ "Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos AKTO Dėl Lietuvos nepriklausomos valstybės atstatymo signataras Rimvydas VALATKA" (in Lithuanian). Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania . Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ "Dienraščio "Lietuvos rytas" redakcija" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos rytas. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ↑ "lrytas.lt redakcija" (in Lithuanian). Lrytas.lt. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
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