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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Patricio Aylwin (1990).jpg — Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, CC BY 3.0 cl.","cite":"\"Patricio Aylwin\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/patricio-aylwin. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T06:57:45Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/patricio-aylwin","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/patricio-aylwin","ne":null}}