Anglo-Portuguese Convention

United Kingdom-Portugal [1891]

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In Cecil Rhodes: Policies as prime minister of Cape Colony of Cecil Rhodes
The Anglo-Portuguese Convention of 1891 ended his hopes of eliminating Portugal from Africa. Harry Johnston proved uncooperative in administering Nyasaland. When Rhodes paid his first visit to Rhodesia in 1891, he found the pioneers in an angry mood; to pacify them, he helped them generously out…
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