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Cecil Rhodes | |
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| Born | 5 July 1853 Bishop's Stortford, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 26 March 1902 Muizenberg, Cape Colony |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Colonialism |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Cecil John Rhodes (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British imperialist politician and millionaire. After seeing the suffering of the British working class, he believed that colonialism and imperialism were the only way to pacify the population and avoid a civil war.[1]
References
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1916). Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism: 'Division of the World among the Great Powers'. Moscow: Progress Publishers. [MIA]