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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Daniel Chapo on November 24, 2025 (cropped).jpg — Lula Oficial, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Daniel Chapo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/daniel-chapo. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:00:38Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/daniel-chapo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/daniel-chapo","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/daniel-chapo?lang=ne"}}