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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pierre Buyoya at Chatham House 2013 crop.jpg — Chatham House, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Pierre Buyoya\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pierre-buyoya. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T07:02:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pierre-buyoya","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pierre-buyoya","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pierre-buyoya?lang=ne"}}