what's the difference between "despues" and "luego" in spanish?

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Después = Later
Después de = After
Luego = Then

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you can use both with the same meaning... but if we put some examples:
"despues" si more used as After

Despues de comer = After the dinner

Luego is rarely used in my country but the meaning is nearly the same, is more about the context, like news:

Luego de tener una discución la esposa se fue de la casa = After having a quarrel the wife left the house

"Luego" is more used in reported speach...

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Después is closer to after, luego is closer to later.

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thouse words mean the same thing. If you are not sure use Después.