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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: S.Kragujevic, Dobrica Cosic 1961.JPG — Stevan Kragujević, CC BY-SA 3.0 rs.","cite":"\"Dobrica Ćosić\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dobrica-cosic. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/dobrica-cosic","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/dobrica-cosic","ne":null}}