Cecil Rhodes has amassed a fortune in…

1898 CE

Cecil Rhodes has amassed a fortune in gold and diamonds by 1898.

In his will, Rhodes establishes scholarships in his name to bring to Oxford University young men from the British Commonwealth and the United States.

German students are also eligible to receive Rhodes scholarships.

Rhodes’s stated intention is to establish close ties among an Anglo-Saxon elite to “secure the peace of the world.”

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Cape Town (Kaapstad) Western Cape South Africa View →

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Cecil Rhodes View →

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Australia, British View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Cape Colony, British View → New Zealand, British Colony of View → Canada, Dominion of View →

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