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- ↑ "La pelea es a muerte…Chavismo Vs. Chavismo". Barómetro Político. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "El presunto narcotraficante Richard Cammarano le escribe una carta a Maduro". Runrunes (in Spanish). Tal Cual. 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ↑ "Dirigente justifica marcha convocada por opositor preso en Venezuela". Notimex. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.