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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Amos Sawyer 1978.jpg — Fred van der Kraaij, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Amos Sawyer\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/amos-sawyer. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/amos-sawyer","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/amos-sawyer","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/amos-sawyer?lang=ne"}}