Pioneers (Rhodesian settlers)
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The Pioneers (Rhodesian settlers) were a group of mainly British colonists who, under Cecil Rhodes’s auspices in the 1890s, established white settlement and colonial administration in what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial settlers
ⓘ
settler group ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1890s ⓘ |
| administrativeOutcome | establishment of colonial government structures in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British South Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialNameCreation | Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Ndebele resistance to colonial rule ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
creation of Southern Rhodesia
ⓘ
entrenchment of white minority rule in the region ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demographicEffect | introduction of a permanent white settler population in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| economicMotivation |
commercial agriculture
ⓘ
mineral exploitation ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | mainly British colonists ⓘ |
| governedBy | British South Africa Company administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCategory | European colonization of Africa ⓘ |
| historicalLegacy |
foundation of settler society in Southern Rhodesia
ⓘ
long-term racial inequalities in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | south-central Africa ⓘ |
| ideology | British imperialism ⓘ |
| impactOnIndigenousPeoples |
dispossession of African land
ⓘ
imposition of colonial rule over African populations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalFramework | charter of the British South Africa Company ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Cecil Rhodes’s expansionist policies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | concept of pioneering colonization ⓘ |
| namedTerritoryAfter | Cecil Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Southern Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonization of Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | British colonial expansion in Africa ⓘ |
| regionNowKnownAs | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
established colonial administration in Southern Rhodesia
ⓘ
established white settlement in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| settledTerritoryOf |
Ndebele-speaking areas
ⓘ
Shona-speaking areas ⓘ |
| settlerColonialismType | land seizure and permanent settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| underAuspicesOf | Cecil Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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