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- ↑ Wamundila Muliokela National Assembly of Zambia
- 1 2 Zambia Election Passport
- ↑ Zambia: Army officers ready to take off for peacekeeping mission The Post, 21 June 2002
- ↑ Country Report: Zambia Economist Intelligence Unit