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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Joaquim Chissano (cropped).jpg — Foreign and Commonwealth Office, OGL v1.0.","cite":"\"Joaquim Chissano\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/joaquim-chissano. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:00:38Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/joaquim-chissano","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/joaquim-chissano","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/joaquim-chissano?lang=ne"}}