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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Portrait of Pedro Velez 3.png — Agustín Casasola, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Pedro Vélez\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-velez. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T07:56:11Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-velez","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pedro-velez","ne":null}}