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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Portrait de Monsieur Gustave Rouland.jpg — Armand Constant Mélicourt-Lefebvre, Public domain.","cite":"\"Gustave Rouland\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-rouland. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-rouland","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-rouland","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/gustave-rouland?lang=ne"}}