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'''Cecil John Rhodes''' [[Wikipedia:Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902){{sfn|The Times|27 March 1902}} was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his [[British South Africa Company]] founded the southern African territory of [[Rhodesia (region)|Rhodesia]] (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision of a Cape to Cairo Railway through British territory. | '''Cecil John Rhodes''' [[Wikipedia:Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902){{sfn|The Times|27 March 1902}} was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his [[British South Africa Company]] founded the southern African territory of [[Rhodesia (region)|Rhodesia]] (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision of a Cape to Cairo Railway through British territory. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Cecil John Rhodes Statue]] | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 10 October 2016
| Cecil Rhodes | |
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| Rhodes, c. 1900 | |
| Office | Prime Minister of the Cape Colony |
| Term start | 17 July 1890 |
| Term end | 12 January 1896 |
| Predecessor | John Gordon Sprigg |
| Successor | John Gordon Sprigg |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | |
| Residence | |
| Occupation | Businessman Politician |
Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902)[1] was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision of a Cape to Cairo Railway through British territory.
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Newspaper articles
- David Blair. "Racists on List of 'Great South Africans'". 19 October 2004. URL.
- Simon Briggs. "England on Guard as World Takes Aim in Twenty20 Stakes". The Daily Telegraph. 31 May 2009. URL.
- New York Times. January 29, 2016. URL.
- 27 March 1902.
- Alex Gore. "Mugabe Loyalists Demand Body of Colonialist Cecil Rhodes be Exhumed and Sent Back to Britain". MailOnline. 22 February 2013. URL.
- Aislinn Laing. "Robert Mugabe blocks Cecil John Rhodes Exhumation". The Telegraph. 22 February 2013. URL.
- 5 May 2001. URL.
Websites
- PBS: Empires; Queen Victoria; The Changing Empire; Characters : Cecil Rhodes
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Further reading
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External links
- Portraits of Cecil John Rhodes at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Cecilrhodes.co.za
- Banquet in Rhodes's honour held in London
- Africa Stage: Monica Dispatch – 30 June 1999
- Cecil John Rhodes history
- Official Boschendal website
- Cecil Rhodes on Rhodesia.me.uk
- De Beers Group
- Rothschild History 1880-1914
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- British colonisation in Africa
- British Empire
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- People of the First Matabele War
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