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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dr HK Banda, first president of Malawi.jpg — National Archives of Malawi, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Hastings Banda\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hastings-banda. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:41:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/hastings-banda","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/hastings-banda","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/hastings-banda?lang=ne"}}