Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign

Date: 6 Jan 1896
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Cecil John Rhodes, prime minister of the Cape Colony, was severely censured for his involvement in the infamous Jameson Raid and forced to resign by the British government. The raid failed because of swift reaction by the forces of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR or Transvaal Republic). The operation was further doomed when an intended rise by Uitlanders on the Witwatersrand was called off shortly before Jameson's invasion. *The 2 & 7 January are given by other sources.

Search events by date

What happened on your birthday?

How we know this

01Kruger, D.W. (ed) (1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 3, p.712.
02South Africa Holiday, 'Cecil John Rhodes', from South Africa Holiday, [online], available at www.southafricaholiday.org.uk [Accessed: 04 January 2010]
03Archives Hub (1893-1903), 'Administrative/Biographical History', from Archives Hub, [online], Available at archiveshub.ac.uk [Accessed 23 August, 2011]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011167

South African History Online (2011) 'Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011167 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).

South African History Online, Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011167, (accessed 23 July 2026).

"Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011167. Accessed 23 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011167.