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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2010-0049, Josef Tiso.jpg — Unknown photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.","cite":"\"Jozef Tiso\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jozef-tiso. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jozef-tiso","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jozef-tiso","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/jozef-tiso?lang=ne"}}