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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: President Lee Jae-myung 2025 (cropped).jpg — Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Lee Jae Myung\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lee-jae-myung. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T08:55:08Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/lee-jae-myung","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/lee-jae-myung","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/lee-jae-myung?lang=ne"}}