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- ↑ "Выпуск №35". Apsnypress. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Вахтанг Пипия назначен вице-премьером правительства Абхазии" (in Russian). Apsnypress. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ "Назначены председатели трёх госкомитетов". Apsnypress. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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