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The Signature That Sealed Matabeleland's Sovereignty
In 1888, agents of Cecil Rhodes arrived in Matabeleland with a document that would reshape the political geography of southern Africa. The Rudd Concession, granted by the kingdom's leadership, transferred sweeping territ...
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Emperor Hadrian establishes the city of Antinopolis on the Nile in honour of his companion Antinous, creating a new Hellenizing foundation in Roman Egypt. - 1888 The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- 1888 Agents of Cecil Rhodes secure the Rudd Concession from Matabeleland, granting sweeping territorial and mineral rights. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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Albert Luthuli vindicated posthumously as the KwaZulu-Natal High Court rules his death a murder perpetrated by apartheid security police.