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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, November 2025.jpg — Lula Oficial, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Jennifer Geerlings-Simons\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jennifer-geerlings-simons. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T08:56:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jennifer-geerlings-simons","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jennifer-geerlings-simons","ne":null}}