Sir Cecil Rhodes

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cape_to_Cairo_railway_project
gptkb:Rhodes_Must_Fall_movement
British imperialism
South African diamond industry
colonization of Zimbabwe and Zambia
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1853-07-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bishop's_Stortford,_Hertfordshire,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart failure
gptkbp:controversy imperialist policies
racist views
role in Jameson Raid
gptkbp:deathDate 1902-03-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Muizenberg,_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oriel_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:founded gptkb:De_Beers
gptkb:British_South_Africa_Company
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Cecil_John_Rhodes
gptkbp:hasStatue gptkb:University_of_Cape_Town
gptkb:Oriel_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Company's_Garden,_Cape_Town
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Cecil Rhodes
gptkbp:influenced British colonial policy in Africa
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Rhodes_Scholarship
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Cape_Colony
colonialism in southern Africa
founding De Beers diamond company
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Rhodes_Scholarship
Rhodes University named after him
Rhodesia named after him
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Rhodes_Memorial,_Cape_Town
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:notableWork expansion of British Empire in Africa
gptkbp:occupation businessman
politician
mining magnate
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Francis_William_Rhodes_(father)
Louisa Peacock Rhodes (mother)
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Progressive_Party_(Cape_Colony)
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:property gptkb:Groote_Schuur
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Matobo_National_Park,_Zimbabwe
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Francis_William_Rhodes
gptkbp:signature Cecil Rhodes signature.svg
gptkbp:termEnd 1896
gptkbp:termStart 1890
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edwardian_era
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4