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- ↑ "Gouvernement: Nommée à Fatick: Viviane Bampassy, Première femme Gouverneur de région". seneweb.com (in French). 25 September 2022.
- ↑ "Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy, l'invitée surprise au ministère de la Fonction publique, de la Rationalisation des effectifs et du Renouveau du service public". seneweb.com (in French).
- ↑ "Décret n° 2015-855 du 22 juin 2015 portant Composition du Gouvernement". sec.gouv.sn (in French).
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