What is British South Africa Company?
{{Infobox company | name = British South Africa Company | logo = Coat of arms of the British South Africa Company.svg | logo_size = | logo_caption = Company coat of arms | image = Flag of BSAC.svg | image_size = | image_caption = [[Flag of the British South Africa Company|Flag]] | type = [[Public company]] | industry = Mining, [[Colonialism|colonial enterprises]] | genre = | fate = Acquired | predecessor = Central Search Association and the Exploring Company Ltd | successor = [[Charter International|Charter Consolidated Ltd]] | foundation = [[London]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] ({{Start date|1889}}) | founder = [[Cecil Rhodes]] | defunct = {{End date|1965}} | location = | location_city = London | area_served = Southern Africa<br />[[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]<br />[[Botswana]]<br />[[Rhodesia]]<br />[[Zambia]]<br />and their predecessor entities | location_country = United Kingdom }}The '''British South Africa Company''' was founded by [[Cecil Rhodes]] and chartered by the [[UK]] government in 1889 to administer British colonies in southern Africa that later became [[Rhodesia]]. == References == {{history-stub}} [[Category:19th century in Africa]] [[Category:1880s in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1889 establishments in the United Kingdom]]