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The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
In 1888, leaders of Matabeleland granted the Rudd Concession to agents of Cecil Rhodes, opening the region to British mining interests.
In 1888, representatives of the Matabele kingdom signed the Rudd Concession, granting Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company exclusive mining rights.
The agreement promised annual payments and royal subsidies in exchange for access to vast mineral resources in present-day Zimbabwe.
Critics argue that the concession was obtained through misrepresentation and unequal bargaining power.
It laid the groundwork for British colonial expansion and the establishment of Southern Rhodesia.
The deal transformed the economic landscape of the region and seeded long-term colonial governance by Rhodes's company.
1888
Rudd Concession
Matabeleland
Cecil Rhodes