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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Josefina Vázquez Mota.png — NotimexTV, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Josefina Vázquez Mota\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/josefina-vazquez-mota. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T07:56:11Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/josefina-vazquez-mota","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/josefina-vazquez-mota","ne":null}}