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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Joyce Banda Department for International Development photo crop.jpg — Lindsay Mgbor/Department for International Development, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Joyce Banda\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/joyce-banda. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:00:38Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/joyce-banda","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/joyce-banda","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/joyce-banda?lang=ne"}}