Cecil Rhodes

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British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)

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Also, news of the discovery soon reached Kimberley and directors Cecil Rhodes with Sir Joseph Robinson rode up to investigate rumors for themselves. Source: Internet

'A structure such as Rhodes House was not included in the will of Cecil Rhodes. Source: Internet

Cecil Rhodes, as a white supremacist, whose brainchild was South African apartheid, was speaking of an ‘English’ Anglo-Saxon identity. Source: Internet

British expansionist ideas (notably propagated by Cecil Rhodes ) as well as disputes over uitlander political and economic rights resulted in the failed Jameson Raid of 1895. Source: Internet

In 1898, the name Southern Rhodesia was adopted. citation In 1888, British colonialist Cecil Rhodes obtained a concession for mining rights from King Lobengula of the Ndebele peoples. Source: Internet

Cecil Rhodes promoted the colonisation of the region's land, with British control over labour as well as precious metals and other mineral resources. Source: Internet

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