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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Nicolae Timofti.jpg — Estonian Foreign Ministry derivative work: Coronades, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Nicolae Timofti\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/nicolae-timofti. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:49:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicolae-timofti","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicolae-timofti","ne":null}}