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- ↑ http://www.malawi.gov.mw/Cabinet_9_Aug_2010.pdf
- ↑ "Malawi's 43 member cabinet list as unveiled by President Mutharika | Malawi news". 2011-02-10. Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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