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The Rhodes Colossus' cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne, published in Punch after Rhodes announced plans for a telegraph line from Cape Town to Cairo.

Cecil John Rhodes (5 July 1853 26 March 1902) was an English-born South African businessman, mining magnate, and politician. He was the founder of the diamond company De Beers, which today markets 40% of the world's rough diamonds and at one time marketed 90%. An ardent believer in British colonialism, he was the founder of the state of Rhodesia, which was named after him. In 1964, Northern Rhodesia became the independent state of Zambia and Southern Rhodesia was thereafter known simply as Rhodesia. In 1980, Rhodesia, which had been de-facto independent since 1965, became independent from Britain and was renamed Zimbabwe. Rhodes represents the high water mark of British colonialism and the 'Scramble for Africa'.

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Titre: The Rhodes Colossus' cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne, published in Punch after Rhodes announced plans for a telegraph line from Cape Town to Cairo.

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Cecil John Rhodes (5 July 1853 26 March 1902) was an English-born South African businessman, mining magnate, and politician. He was the founder of the diamond company De Beers, which today markets 40% of the world's rough diamonds and at one time marketed 90%. An ardent believer in British colonialism, he was the founder of the state of Rhodesia, which was named after him. In 1964, Northern Rhodesia became the independent state of Zambia and Southern Rhodesia was thereafter known simply as Rhodesia. In 1980, Rhodesia, which had been de-facto independent since 1965, became independent from Britain and was renamed Zimbabwe. Rhodes represents the high water mark of British colonialism and the 'Scramble for Africa'.

Crédit: Album / Universal Images Group / Pictures From History

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Taille de l'image: 3650 × 4730 px | 49.4 MB

Taille d'impression: 30.9 × 40.0 cm | 1437.0 × 1862.2 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: AFRICAIN • AFRICAINE • AFRIQUE DU SUD • AFRIQUE • ANGALIS • ANGLAIS • ANGLAISE • ANGLETARRE • ANGLETERE • ANGLETERRE • ART (CATÉGORIE) • ART • CARICATURE • CARICATURES • CARRICATURE • COLONIALISME • GRANDE BERTAGNE • GRANDE BRETAGNE • GRANDE-BRETAGNE • IMPERIALISME • INGLATERRA • ROYAUME UNI • ROYAUME-UNI