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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fidias Panayiotou, January 2023 (cropped) 2.png — Fidias Panayiotou, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Fidias Panayiotou\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fidias-panayiotou. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T07:57:51Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/fidias-panayiotou","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/fidias-panayiotou","ne":null}}