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- ↑ "Mugabe swears in 19 deputy ministers, 5 Ministers of State". NewZimbabwe.com. 20 Feb 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201204111044.html [ bare URL ]
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