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- ↑ Efuraimu, Kamuhangire Rwumva (1995). The Pre-colonial History of the Salt Lakes Region of South Western Uganda, C.1000-1900 A.D. Gideon S. Were Press.
- ↑ Wheeler, Andrew (1971). Kitagwenda, a Babito Kingdom in Southern Toro.
- 1 2 The International Journal of African Historical Studies. Africana Publishing Company. 1973.
- ↑ Annalen: Menselijke wetenschappen. Reeks in-8o. Musée royale de l'Afrique Centrale. 1977.
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