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2234:"Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 90, becomes African Union chairman"
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1918:. Africa Intelligence. 19 January 2023. Archived from
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1864:"Kenyatta and Azali vie for AU vice chairmanship"
1691:. Yahoo! Voices. 29 January 2007. Archived from
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2096:"Gaddafi vows to push Africa unity"
2002:"High hopes for AU Maputo Assembly"
1964:MUFUAYIA ACHERO DAVID (June 2015).
2385:. African Union. 22 February 2021.
2069:Appel, Michael (2 February 2008).
1941:Blunt, Elizabeth (27 March 2009).
1714:"Sudan loses AU chair over Darfur"
1592:. African Union. 2014. p. 15.
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2399:. African Union. February 5, 2022
2340:. African Union. 10 February 2019
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1896:. African Union. 18 February 2023
1812:"President voted AU deputy chair"
1792:. Bloomberg News. 30 January 2011
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419:List of Chairpersons
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