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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Serge Blanco cropped.jpg — Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Serge Blanco\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/serge-blanco. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:54:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/serge-blanco","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/serge-blanco","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/serge-blanco?lang=ne"}}