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631:"Указ Президента України від 8 листопада 2006 року № 937/2006 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України засновників та активістів Української Громадської Групи сприяння виконанню Гельсінкських угод»"
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756:(in Ukrainian). Kyiv. 28 April 2023
750:"УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №246/2023"
725:"УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №112/2022"
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