Company rule in Rhodesia
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title:
Company rule in Rhodesia
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The British South Africa Company's administration of what became Rhodesia was chartered in 1889 by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and began with the Pioneer Column's march north-east to Mashonaland in 1890. Empowered by its charter to acquire, govern and develop the area north of the Transvaal in southern Africa, the Company, headed by Cecil Rhodes, raised its own armed forces and carved out a huge bloc of territory through treaties, concessions and occasional military action, most promin
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Rule of the British South Africa Company in Rhodesia (1888–1964)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_Rhodesia
date created:
2012-11-10T07:24:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T20:43:06Z
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