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- ↑ "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ETHIOPIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ Vips. World Parliaments
- ↑ Official website of the House of Peoples' Representatives
- ↑ Official website of the House of Peoples' Representatives
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