Statue of Cecil Rhodes, Bulawayo
Statue in Zimbabwe
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The statue of Cecil John Rhodes in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, is a bronze sculpture of the British colonialist, businessman and politician who was the founder of the British South Africa Company (BSAC), through which he founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia.[1]
Photograph of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes in the city centre of Bulawayo in 1925. | |
| Location | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| Designer | John Tweed |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Material | Bronze |
| Length | 83mm |
| Width | 83mm |
| Beginning date | 1904 |
| Dedicated to | Cecil Rhodes |
The statue was sculpted by a Scottish sculptor, John Tweed[2] and was erected in Bulawayo city centre[3] in 1904. In February 1981, after Southern Rhodesia's independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the statue was removed from the city centre; it was relocated to the centenary park at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe.[4][5]
