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- 1 2 Roger Gocking, The History of Ghana, Greenwood Press, 2005, p. 54.
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- ↑ "Nene Azzu Mate Kole was a great king, statesman - Prof Sam Addo". Graphic Online. 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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- ↑ "Nene Azzu Mate Kole Was A Great King And Statesman—Prof. Sam Addo". Modern Ghana. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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