Rhodes Must Fall

Rhodes Must Fall
The statue at the centre of the controversy: a statue of Cecil Rhodes by Marion Walgate (1934)
Date	9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)
Location	University of Cape Town
Caused by	Perceived lack of transformation in South Africa following colonialism and apartheid[1]
Goals	Removal of the statue of Cecil Rhodes on campus, "decolonisation of education" and "racial transformation" at the university[1]
Methods	Occupation Civil disobedience Demonstrations Internet activism
Resulted in	Statue removed 9 April 2015

Rhodes Must Fall was a protest movement that began on 9 March 2015, originally directed against a statue at the University of Cape Town (UCT) that commemorates Cecil Rhodes. The campaign for the statue's removal received global attention^[2][3] and led to a wider movement to "decolonise" education across South Africa.^[3][4] On 9 April 2015, following a UCT Council vote the previous night, the statue was removed.

Rhodes Must Fall captured national headlines throughout 2015 and sharply divided public opinion in South Africa. It also inspired the emergence of allied student movements at other universities, both within South Africa and elsewhere in the world.