The story of De Beers

12 Mar 1888 –

De Beers. Diamond mining and selling company formed at Kimberley in 1888; part of Anglo American since 2012.

1888

1888–1897: Barney Barnato, board member of De Beers.

12 Mar 1888: Barney Barnato founded De Beers. One of four first shareholders. Cecil Rhodes founded De Beers. First chair.

12 Mar 1888 – 1902: Cecil Rhodes, chair of De Beers.

According to De Beers. This is one side’s account, not established fact.

1926

Ernest Oppenheimer, board member of De Beers.

1929

Ernest Oppenheimer, chair of De Beers.

2 Dec 1938

De Beers awarded a contract to N. W. Ayer & Son. $10,000, Diamond Market Investigation Survey and Report.

1945

De Beers, charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. Civil suit alleging a conspiracy to restrain and monopolize commerce in gem and industrial diamonds.

21 May 1945: De Beers, decision overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Preliminary injunction on its property in the United States set aside; the suit itself was not decided.

A charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt.

1948

De Beers adopted A diamond is forever.

1975

De Beers owns a stake in Debswana. 50%.

The Government of Botswana began with 15 percent of the equity in 1969.

until 2000

Central Selling Organisation, part of De Beers.

De Beers, involved in Plan to separate De Beers from Anglo American, Wartime dispute over industrial diamonds, the UN embargo on Sierra Leone rough diamonds, 2000 and United States v. De Beers Consolidated Mines, 1945.

De Beers, stakeholders: Anglo American and Government of Botswana.

De Beers benefited from the UN embargo on uncertified Angolan diamonds, 1998 and the UN embargo on Sierra Leone rough diamonds, 2000.

According to Edward Jay Epstein.

De Beers, not the same as De Beers Centenary AG.

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