British South Africa Company
The British South Africa Company (BSAC or BSACo) was established following the amalgamation of Cecil Rhodes' Central Search Association and the London-based Exploring Company Ltd which had originally competed to exploit the expected mineral wealth of Mashonaland but united because of common economic interests and to secure British government backing. The company received a Royal Charter in 1889 modelled on that of the British East India Company. Its first directors included the Duke of Abercorn, Rhodes himself and the South African financier Alfred Beit. Rhodes hoped BSAC would promote colonisation and economic exploitation across much of south-central Africa, as part of the "Scramble for Africa". However, his main focus was south of the Zambezi, in Mashonaland and the coastal areas to its
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British South Africa Company
The British South Africa Company (BSAC or BSACo) was established following the amalgamation of Cecil Rhodes' Central Search Association and the London-based Exploring Company Ltd which had originally competed to exploit the expected mineral wealth of Mashonaland but united because of common economic interests and to secure British government backing. The company received a Royal Charter in 1889 modelled on that of the British East India Company. Its first directors included the Duke of Abercorn, Rhodes himself and the South African financier Alfred Beit. Rhodes hoped BSAC would promote colonisation and economic exploitation across much of south-central Africa, as part of the "Scramble for Africa". However, his main focus was south of the Zambezi, in Mashonaland and the coastal areas to its
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A Companhia Britânica da Áfric ...... industrial Anglo American plc.
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Brytyjska Kompania Południowoa ...... ło częścią "Wyścigu o Afrykę".
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De British South Africa Compan ...... nderneming Anglo American plc.
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Die British South Africa Compa ...... pire zu ihrem Erben zu machen.
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La British South Africa Compan ...... s situés au nord du Transvaal.
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La Compañía Británica de Sudáf ...... resara bajo control británico.
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The British South Africa Compa ...... the railways there until 1947.
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«Бри́тиш Са́ут А́фрика Ко́мпан ...... самостоятельное существование.
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イギリス南アフリカ会社(British South Afri ...... harter Consolidated Ltd) となった。
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不列颠南非公司(英文:British South Afric ...... 尔弗雷德·拜(Alfred Beit)等名人都是公司的董事。
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Central Search Association and the Exploring Company Ltd.
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Charter Consolidated Ltd
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A Companhia Britânica da Áfric ...... ia contaram-se James Hamilton
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Brytyjska Kompania Południowoa ...... ło częścią "Wyścigu o Afrykę".
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De British South Africa Compan ...... de British East India Company.
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Die British South Africa Compa ...... des und Alfred Beit gegründet.
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La British South Africa Compan ...... s situés au nord du Transvaal.
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La Compañía Británica de Sudáf ...... ón y explotación económica a l
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The British South Africa Compa ...... d and the coastal areas to its
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«Бри́тиш Са́ут А́фрика Ко́мпан ...... самостоятельное существование.
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イギリス南アフリカ会社(British South Afri ...... た。このトラストはすべての鉱山利権を下付する当局でもあった。
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不列颠南非公司(英文:British South Afric ...... 尔弗雷德·拜(Alfred Beit)等名人都是公司的董事。
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British South Africa Company
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British South Africa Company
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British South Africa Company
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British South Africa Company
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Brytyjska Kompania Południowoafrykańska
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Companhia Britânica da África do Sul
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Compañía Británica de Sudáfrica
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Бритиш Саут Африка Компани
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イギリス南アフリカ会社
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不列颠南非公司
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