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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with Pedro Pires (cropped).jpg — Ron Bennett--HUD, Public domain.","cite":"\"Pedro Pires\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-pires. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T07:02:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-pires","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-pires","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-pires?lang=ne"}}