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Cecil John Rhodes ( / ˈsɛsəl ˈroʊdz / SES-əl ROHDZ; 5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) [2] was an English mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. He and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Cecil Rhodes, financier, statesman, and empire builder of British South Africa. He was prime minister of Cape Colony (1890–96) and organizer of the giant diamond-mining company De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. (1888). By his will he established the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford (1902).
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Apr 1, 2015 · 1 April 2015. Boer War. ALAMY. By Justin Parkinson. BBC News Magazine. Protesters in South Africa are calling for a statue of Cecil Rhodes, one of the most committed imperialists of the 19th...
May 8, 2024 · One of the greatest imperialists of the British Empire, Cecil John Rhodes’ legacy is today considered highly problematic. May 8, 2024 • By Greg Beyer, Assistant Editor; African History. Cecil John Rhodes is a historical figure who has generated huge amounts of debate, not just in South Africa, where he lived much of his life, but across ...
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Cecil Rhodes - African Colonization, Imperialism, Mining | Britannica. Home Politics, Law & Government World Leaders Prime Ministers. Political involvement in Africa of Cecil Rhodes. Rhodes never regarded moneymaking as an end in itself.
That man was Cecil Rhodes, who founded the colonies of Southern and Northern Rhodesia, renamed Zambia in 1964 and Zimbabwe in 1980. Born in 1853 at Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire, Cecil was the sixth child of the Reverend Francis and Louisa Rhodes.
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Cecil Rhodes . Cecil Rhodes, (born July 5, 1853, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, Eng.—died March 26, 1902, Muizenberg, Cape Colony), Financier, statesman, and empire builder of British South Africa.
