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The one hundred kwacha note of Zambia is a denomination of the Zambian currency. [1] The current paper note, first issued in 2013, features the Freedom Statue in Lusaka, the issuing authority [2] of legal tender currency in Zambia.
The value of Zambian currency dropped following redenomination; the exchange rate was 22 kwacha to one U.S. dollar in April 2021. After the 2021 Zambian general election saw a defeat for Edgar Lungu , the currency's depreciation was reversed; as of 27 August 2021 [update] one U.S. dollar was exchanged for about 16 kwacha. [ 5 ]
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Kwacha may refer to: Malawian kwacha, the currency of Malawi since 1971; Zambian kwacha, the currency of Zambia since 1968 "Kwacha," a member of the UNITA political party in Angola; Kwacha (constituency), a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia
The name kwacha was first used in Zambia, where the Zambian kwacha was introduced in 1968. It derives from the Chinyanja or Chichewa word meaning "it has dawned", while tambala translates as "rooster" in Chichewa. The tambala was so named because a hundred roosters announce the dawn.
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On 24 October 1964, the protectorate gained independence with the new name of Zambia, derived from the Zambezi river which flows through the country. After independence the country moved towards a system of one party rule with Kenneth Kaunda as president. Kaunda dominated Zambian politics until multiparty elections were held in 1991. [citation ...
A Fifty Kwacha banknote was issued commemorating the 50th Independence Anniversary. Unlike the previous commemorative banknotes and coins of Zambia, the new commemorative banknote was the first commemorative banknote allowed in circulation as a legal tender in the country, bearing the same features of the existing Fifty Kwacha bills. [4]