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- 1 2 Clapham Christopher. Transformation and Continuity in Revolutionary Ethiopia . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p. 67
- ↑ Teferra Haile-Selassie, The Ethiopian revolution, 1974 - 1991: from a monarchical autocracy to a military oligarchy . London [u.a.]: Kegan Paul Internat, 1997. p. 200
- ↑ Middle East Economic Digest . London: Middle East Economic Digest, 1977. p. 19
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