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- ↑ Lusa (2012-03-21). "Ex-chefe das Forças Armadas guineenses Zamora Induta refugiado na delegação da União Europeia". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-04-16.
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- ↑ "Zamora Induta ex-chefe das Forças Armadas da Guiné-Bissau acusado de terrorismo". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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