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![Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E9JWMR/cecil-john-rhodes-pc-5-july-1853-26-march-1902-was-a-british-mining-magnate-and-politician-in-southern-africa-who-served-as-prime-minister-of-the-cape-colony-from-1890-to-1896-an-ardent-believer-in-british-imperialism-rhodes-and-his-british-south-africa-company-founded-the-southern-african-territory-of-rhodesia-now-zimbabwe-and-zambia-which-the-company-named-after-him-in-1895-south-africas-rhodes-university-is-also-named-after-him-rhodes-set-up-the-provisions-of-the-rhodes-scholarship-which-is-funded-by-his-estate-he-also-put-much-effort-towards-his-vision-of-a-cape-to-cairo-rail-2E9JWMR.jpg)
Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890
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