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Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081413
South African History Online (2012) 'Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081413 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081413, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081413. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081413.
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