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- ↑ "Décret présidentiel n° 15-168 du 6 Ramadhan 1436 correspondant au 23 juin 2015 modifiant et complétant le Décret n° 84-308 du 25 octobre 1984 fixant les conditions de port des médailles et des décorations nationales ainsi que l'ordre dans lequel elles doivent être portées" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire (in French). Vol. 54, no. 34. 24 June 2015. pp. 8–9. OCLC 163641070.p. 9.
- ↑ "Décret n° 84-310 du 25 octobre 1984 portant définition des caractéristiques techniques des médailles de moudjahidine, de leurs insignes distinctifs et des brevets de notification des décrets portant attribution ces médailles" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire (in French). Vol. 23, no. 52. 28 October 1984. pp. 1247–1249. OCLC 163641070.p. 1247.
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