Rhodes, Cecil (John)
Rhodes, Cecil (John) (1853–1902) British-born South African statesman, Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890–96). He went to South Africa in 1870, where he became a successful diamond prospector, and 20 years later owned 90% of the world's production of diamonds. Entering politics in 1881, he expanded British territory in southern Africa, annexing Bechuanaland (now Botswana) in 1884 and developing Rhodesia from 1889 onwards through the British South Africa Company, which he founded. While Premier, Rhodes was implicated in the Jameson Raid into Boer territory (1895) and forced to resign. In his will he established the system of Rhodes Scholarships to allow students from the British Empire (now the Commonwealth), the USA, and Germany to study at Oxford University.
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HISTORIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED WORKS ON CECIL JOHN RHODES (1853-1902)
Magazine article from: History In Africa; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; I The historiography of Cecil John Rhodes may be divided into two broad...The Life of the Right Honorable Cecil John Rhodes, 1853-1902, Howard Hensman's Cecil Rhodes: a Study of a Career...
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Cecil Rhodes - The Rhodes Scholarships a giant step for white world domination
Newspaper article from: Westside Gazette; 6/18/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...destined to be ruled by Britain. Rhodes was determined to bring the vast...WHITE WORLD DOMINATION. It was Rhodes at the beginnings of the Apartheid Era of South Afrika. Cecil John Rhodes was born on July 5, 1853, at...
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Cecil Rhodes stays at Matopos...for the meantime
Magazine article from: New African; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...these words thereon: `Here lie [sic] the remains of Cecil John Rhodes', and accordingly I direct my executors at the expense...hereinafter mentioned." This paragraph in the will of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) ensured that when he finally died on...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Redemption by bequest; Rhodes scholarships.(Legacy: Cecil Rhodes, the Rhodes Trust and Rhodes Scholarships)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 5/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...16 years later, Cecil Rhodes had become a towering...Yet the reason the Rhodes scholarships are...to kill Hitler), John Fairbank (eminent...but that was not Rhodes's intention: he...emissions . Legacy: Cecil Rhodes, the Rhodes...
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A BAD MAN IN AFRICA The evil that men do lives after them - and rarely more miserably than in the case of Cecil Rhodes, who died 100 years ago this month. Matthew Sweet considers the fluctuating reputation of a national hero who became a national embarrassment
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/16/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...press, the Western media rarely invoke the name of Cecil John Rhodes: nearly a century after his death - on 26 March 1902...Mugabe were created by British colonialism, whose agent Cecil Rhodes used armed force to acquire land for settlers". He...
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Mandela charity to share a name with 'apartheid's founding father' South Africa's former president says that linking with the Cecil Rhodes organisation to tackle poverty will be 'uplifting' for the continent
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 2/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...is to share his name with Cecil Rhodes, the British imperialist...or religion in electing Rhodes scholars. Since 1903 6...of them from Africa. Dr John Rowett, the chief executive officer of the Rhodes Trust and now the joint...
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 "The Record (Kitchener, Ontario)")
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RAMAUTARSINGH, Cecil Rhodes (Charlie) - Passed away . . .(LOCAL)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 9/2/2008; 519 words
; Cecil RAMAUTARSINGH, Rhodes (Charlie) - Passed away...father of Karlene Lisa Duff (John), Kathleen Gooral and...his many friends there. Cecil's family will receive...care throughout the years. Cecil's family also wishes to...
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ZIMBABWE: MOVE GRAVE OF CECIL RHODES, SAY TRADITIONALISTS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 6/11/1998; 312 words
; ...traditionalists to remove the grave of Cecil John Rhodes from Matopos Hills in Bulawayo...says the continued presence of Rhodes' grave at Matopos is "an insult...that he be buried at Matopos, Rhodes was making the point that the Africans...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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PBS HAS COMPELLING LOOK AT RACIST EXPLOITER CECIL RHODES.(Television)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 1/3/1998; 591 words
; ...Masterpiece Theatre'' miniseries ``Rhodes'' takes a full two hours of meandering...southern Africa at the turn of the century. Cecil Rhodes may have had his redeeming social or moral...even without the cloak and dagger. - John Levesque
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 "Cape Argus (South Africa)")
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Road used by Cecil John Rhodes at centre of legal battle between gallery and park.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Argus (South Africa); 3/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...Constantia gravel road once used by Cecil John Rhodes is at the centre of a Western Cape...road, colloquially known as Old Rhodes Drive, is the only means of access...property, situated immediately above Rhodes Drive, from Union Square Properties...
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Cecil John Rhodes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Cecil John Rhodes The English imperialist, financier, and mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) founded and controlled...Michell, The Life of the Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes, 1853-1902 (2 vols., 1910...
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Rhodes, Cecil
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...philanthropist (working for charity) and founded the Rhodes scholarships. Early life Cecil John Rhodes was born on July 5, 1853, at Bishop's Stortford...brothers were sent off to attend better schools, Cecil's poor health forced him to stay at home and...
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Rhodes, Cecil John
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Rhodes, Cecil John (1853–1902) South African statesman, b. Britain. Rhodes emigrated to Natal in 1870, and made...establish a protectorate over Bechuanaland. Rhodes founded (1889) the British South Africa...
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Rhodes, Cecil (John)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Rhodes, Cecil (John) (1853–1902) British...which he founded. While Premier, Rhodes was implicated in the Jameson Raid into...his will he established the system of Rhodes Scholarships to allow students from the...
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Rhodes Scholarships
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Rhodes Scholarships, founded by Cecil John Rhodes (1853–1902), British statesmen and South African...1976. Among the American literary figures who have received Rhodes Scholarships are Christopher Morley, J.C. Ransom, R...
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