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- ↑ Parlements (in French). Inter-parliamentary Union. 2005.
- ↑ "Cristalin campaign brochure". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ Deibert, Michael (15 July 2017). Haiti Will Not Perish: A Recent History. Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78360-800-3.
- 1 2 Lundahl, Mats (11 February 2013). The Political Economy of Disaster: Destitution, Plunder and Earthquake in Haiti. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-07173-8.
- ↑ "Haiti - Elections : Yves Cristalin receives the support of Fanmi Lavalas - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com.
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