# Chandra Kumari Gurung

_Former Nepali migrant worker_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Chandra Kumari Gurung is a former Nepali migrant worker in South Korea who in November 1993 was mistaken to be mentally ill and incarcerated in a South Korean psychiatric hospital for six years and four months.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1956 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16166617#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16166617#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16166617#P27))

## Questions

**When was Chandra Kumari Gurung born?**  
Chandra Kumari Gurung was born on 1956 in Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chandra Kumari Gurung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Kumari_Gurung) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16166617](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16166617) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Chandra Kumari Gurung". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chandra-kumari-gurung. Retrieved 6 November 2026.