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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Rupiah Banda.jpg — Antonio Cruz/ABr, CC BY-SA 2.5.","cite":"\"Rupiah Banda\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/rupiah-banda. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:54:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/rupiah-banda","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/rupiah-banda","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/rupiah-banda?lang=ne"}}