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1. Cecil Rhodes - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes
Description: WebCecil John Rhodes (/ ˈ s ɛ s əl ˈ r oʊ d z / SES-əl ROHDZ; 5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was an English mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896.
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2. Cecil Rhodes | Biography, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cecil-Rhodes
Description: WebApr 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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3. Why is Cecil Rhodes such a controversial figure? - BBC News
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32131829
Description: Web1 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...
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4. Cecil Rhodes - African Colonization, Imperialism, Mining
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cecil-Rhodes/Political-involvement-in-Africa
Description: WebCecil 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.
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5. Cecil Rhodes summary | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Cecil-Rhodes
Description: WebBelow 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. Rhodes grew up in the English countryside and in 1871 was sent to assist his brother ...
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6. Cecil John Rhodes | South African History Online
Link: https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/cecil-john-rhodes
Description: WebMar 26, 2015 · Cecil John Rhodes | South African History Online. Synopsis: A British Businessman in South Africa, Member of Parliament in the Cape Colony, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, imperialist, acquired a British Royal Charter, formed the British South African Company (BSAC) that colonized Zimbabwe. First Name: Cecil John. Last Name: …
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7. The kaiser and the paperweight: how Cecil Rhodes helped …
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/19/the-kaiser-and-the-paperweight-how-cecil-rhodes-helped-inspire-the-first-world-war
Description: WebSep 19, 2021 · The kaiser and the paperweight: how Cecil Rhodes helped inspire the first world war. The German monarch’s imperial ambitions were fuelled by the British colonialist – as the story behind a...
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8. Cecil Rhodes - Historic UK
Link: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Cecil-Rhodes/
Description: WebThrough his vision and determination he had, almost single handily, expanded the British Empire by some 450,000 square miles. Cecil Rhodes and Colonel Napier, Matabele/Mashona Rebellion 1896/97. Whilst still only in his mid 30s, Cecil was elected Prime Minister of the Cape in 1890.
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9. Cecil John Rhodes | Encyclopedia.com
Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/british-and-irish-history-biographies/cecil-john-rhodes
Description: WebMay 29, 2018 · Rhodes, Cecil 1853-1902. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Cecil John Rhodes, a British immigrant to southern Africa, founded the De Beers diamond monopoly, served as prime minister of Britain ’ s Cape Colony, and colonized Southern and Northern Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe and Zambia ).
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10. The Life and Legacy of Cecil Rhodes
Link: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/media/45056/the-life-and-legacy-of-cecil-rhodes.pdf
Description: WebRhodes. Life Cecil John Rhodes was born on July 5th 1853 in Bishop’s Stortford (Hertfordshire). Although he was already showing signs of what was to be a lifelong illness, at the age of 17, he joined his elder brother Herbert in South Africa, first on a cotton farm in Natal, then in the diamond fields of
