Wikipedia article, wikidata item the rudd concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in matabeleland, mashonaland and other adjoining territories, was granted by king lobengula of matabeleland to charles rudd, james rochfort maguire and francis thompson, three agents acting. The rudd concession is a concession signed between king lobengula and charles rudd that gave mining rights in zimbabwe to white. Rudd concession by king lobengula of matabeleland 1888 know all men by these presents, that whereas charles dunell rudd, of kimberley. This led to the sending of charles rudd and his negotiators to go and seek a concession with lobengula called the rudd concession the team consisted of rochfort maigure a very close friend of rhodes and a law graduate from oxford, francis thompson an interpreter fluent in nguni languages and charles rudd a business associate of rhodes in. The british explorer thomas baines who signed the baines concession. A list of the treaties signed by lobengula and the whites. A list of the treaties signed by lobengula and the whites in the 19th century. The rudd concession was a pure figment of imagination of the british colonial mind without any truth in fact. Rudd concession by king lobengula of matabeleland 1888. The rudd concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in matabeleland, mashonaland and other adjoining territories in what is today zimbabwe, was granted by king lobengula of matabeleland to charles rudd, james rochfort maguire and francis thompson, three agents acting on behalf of the south africanbased politician and businessman cecil rhodes, on 30 october 1888. The rudd concession 30 october 1888 a kraal in matabeleland in 1836 below is the text for the treacherous rudd concession which granted exclusive mining rights in matabeleland, mashonaland, and surrounding areas between king lobengula of the matabeleland, and james rudd representing cecil rhodes. The rudd concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in matabeleland, mashonaland and other adjoining territories, was granted by king lobengula of matabeleland to charles rudd, james rochfort maguire and francis thompson, three agents acting on behalf of the south africanbased politician and businessman cecil rhodes, on 30 october 1888. Wording for body of document corroborated by worger, william h. Rhodes began advocating the annexation by britain of matabeleland and mashonaland in 1887 by applying pressure to a number of senior colonial officials, most prominently the high commissioner for southern africa, sir hercules robinson, and sidney shippard, the british administrator in the territory of bechuanaland, which lay immediately between the cape and.
The rudd concession 30 october 1888 african heritage. Know all men by these presents, that whereas charles dunell rudd, of kimberley. Constitutional documents, historical documents sister projects. The rudd concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in matabeleland. By 1892 rhodes had decided to stop free land grants and the bsac sought to sell. Wikipedia article, wikidata item the rudd concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in matabeleland, mashonaland and other adjoining territories, was granted by king lobengula of matabeleland to charles rudd, james rochfort maguire and francis thompson, three agents acting on behalf of the. Pdf the depth of political and economic despair in zimbabwe is. Rudd concession wikisource, the free online library. A history of zimbabwe, 18902000 and postscript, zimbabwe, 2001. A history of zimbabwe, 18902000 and postscript, zimbabwe, 20012008 by chengetai j.