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Cecil Rhodes

Profession: British Businessman and Imperialist Politician

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Biography: At his death Rhodes was considered one of the wealthiest men in the world.

Born: July 5, 1853
Birthplace: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Star Sign: Cancer

Died: March 26, 1902 (aged 48)
Cause of Death: Heart failure

Historical Events

1888-10-29 Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for British South Africa Company
1888-10-30 Ndebele-king Lobengula grants Cecil Rhodes, Mashonaland £100 per month
1889-10-29 Queen Victoria grants Cecil Rhodes rights to Zambezia
1890-06-27 Cecil Rhodes' colonists attack Motlousi in Matabeleland
1890-07-17 Cecil Rhodes becomes Premier of Cape Colony
1890-08-01 Cecil Rhodes' colonists reach Lundi
1890-08-14 Cecil Rhodes' British colonists reach Masvingo (Fort Victoria), oldest colonial settlement in Zimbabwe
1890-09-12 Cecil Rhodes' colonists found Fort Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
1890-09-13 Cecil Rhodes' colonists hoist the Union Jack in Mashonaland & Salisbury (modern Zimbabwe)
1896-01-06 Cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony
1897-07-16 The South African Committee, investigating the Jameson Raid releases its report finding that it was conducted almost implicitly through the support and encouragement of Cecil Rhodes and the mining houses in the Transvaal
1900-02-15 Boer War: Siege of Kimberley broken by British troops under Lieutenant-General John French after a 124 day siege. Kimberley defense led by Cecil Rhodes.
1902-04-04 Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million

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