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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lidia Gueiler Tejada.png — Jorge ga, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Lidia Gueiler\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lidia-gueiler. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/lidia-gueiler","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/lidia-gueiler","ne":null}}