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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jean-François Revel 1999.jpg — Elsa Dorfman, CC BY 2.5.","cite":"\"Jean-François Revel\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jean-francois-revel. Retrieved 12 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-11","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-francois-revel","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-francois-revel","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-francois-revel?lang=ne"}}