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- ↑ Woodward, P. (1991). Sudan After Nimeiri. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN 9780415004800 . Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ↑ Political Handbook of the World : 1999: Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations As of March 1, 1999 or Later : (with Major Political Developments Noted Through June 1, 1999) . Binghamton, N.Y.: CSA Publications, 1999. p. 924
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