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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Miguel Trovoada in 1995.jpg — European Commission, European Communities, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Miguel Trovoada\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/miguel-trovoada. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:54:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/miguel-trovoada","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/miguel-trovoada","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/miguel-trovoada?lang=ne"}}