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Cecil Rhodes

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Noun1.Cecil RhodesCecil Rhodes - 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)
Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes, Rhodes


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For a Cecil Rhodes, of course, the lure of Africa was obvious.
The heart of Africa by Cooper, Rand Richards / Commonweal
Created in 1902 as a stipulation in the will of British philanthropist Cecil Rhodes, the scholarships are awarded based on various criteria, including high academic achievement and leadership potential.
Black students among 2004 Rhodes Scholars by Brown, Carolyn M. / Black Enterprise
These are the same Ndebele that Cecil Rhodes had to fight off, then buy off, then fight off again when he founded Rhodesia in the 1890s.
Yes, he has no bananas: Mugabe runs out of time ... and everything ... by Bloom, John / The National Interest
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