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- ↑ Magome, Mogomotsi (22 February 2021). "Exiled Rwandan opposition figure shot dead in South Africa". ABC News. Associated Press . Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Exiled Rwandan opposition politician shot dead in Cape Town". The Guardian . 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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