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Created: 2025-07-20 08:10:30 UTC

De Beers gained control over the diamond market through a combination of aggressive consolidation of mining operations, strategic partnerships, supply regulation, and monopolistic practices, primarily in South Africa during the late 19th & early 20th centuries.


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