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- ↑ El Universal, 10 October 2005, GOVERNOR DE LIMA: CHASE AFTER ME IS UNPRECEDENTED IN LATIN AMERICA
- ↑ El Universal, 11 October 2005, Former governor De Lima released Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today
- ↑ El Tiempo - El Periódico del Pueblo Oriental
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