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- ↑ Niki Best (1997). "Cape Verde: Concertation". In Kester, Gerard; Sidibe, Ousmane Oumarou (eds.). Trade unions and sustainable democracy in Africa (2019 reprint ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781138390317 . Retrieved 24 October 2019.
