Dobrica Ćosić
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Dobrica Ćosić was a prominent Serbian writer, political theorist, and nationalist intellectual who became a key political figure in the late Yugoslav era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dobrica Ćosić canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12798691 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dobrica Ćosić Context triple: [President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, firstHolder, Dobrica Ćosić]
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A.
Dragoljub Ojdanić
Dragoljub Ojdanić was a Yugoslav Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff and later as Yugoslavia’s Minister of Defence, and was indicted by the ICTY for war crimes related to the Kosovo conflict.
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B.
Aco Petrović
Aco Petrović is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player best known for leading top European clubs and the Croatian national team in international competition.
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C.
Đuro Đaković
Đuro Đaković was a prominent Yugoslav communist leader and revolutionary figure active in the early 20th century labor and workers’ movement.
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D.
Velimir Perasović
Velimir Perasović is a former Croatian professional basketball player and coach, best known as a sharpshooting guard who starred in European leagues and later led top clubs in the EuroLeague.
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E.
Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija is a Croatian actor, director, and musician known internationally for his character roles in numerous Hollywood and European films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dobrica Ćosić Target entity description: Dobrica Ćosić was a prominent Serbian writer, political theorist, and nationalist intellectual who became a key political figure in the late Yugoslav era.
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A.
Dragoljub Ojdanić
Dragoljub Ojdanić was a Yugoslav Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff and later as Yugoslavia’s Minister of Defence, and was indicted by the ICTY for war crimes related to the Kosovo conflict.
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B.
Aco Petrović
Aco Petrović is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player best known for leading top European clubs and the Croatian national team in international competition.
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C.
Đuro Đaković
Đuro Đaković was a prominent Yugoslav communist leader and revolutionary figure active in the early 20th century labor and workers’ movement.
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D.
Velimir Perasović
Velimir Perasović is a former Croatian professional basketball player and coach, best known as a sharpshooting guard who starred in European leagues and later led top clubs in the EuroLeague.
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E.
Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija is a Croatian actor, director, and musician known internationally for his character roles in numerous Hollywood and European films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Serbian writer
ⓘ
essayist ⓘ human ⓘ nationalist intellectual ⓘ novelist ⓘ political theorist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NIN Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
NERFINISHED
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Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-12-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-05-18 ⓘ |
| describedAs | “father of the nation” in Serbian political discourse ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Belgrade (informal studies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1993-06-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ćosić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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historical novel ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Dobrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Dobrica Ćosić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Serbian political thought in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Serbian national ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Serbian ⓘ |
| memberOf | League of Communists of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Serbian nationalism
ⓘ
Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dobrica Ćosić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Добрица Ћосић NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Deobe
NERFINISHED
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Koreni NERFINISHED ⓘ Vreme smrti NERFINISHED ⓘ Vreme vlasti NERFINISHED ⓘ Vreme zla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ political theorist ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
World War II
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Yugoslav Partisan movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
NERFINISHED
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Velika Drenova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Belgrade
NERFINISHED
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Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Belgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1992-06-15 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dobrica Ćosić Description of subject: Dobrica Ćosić was a prominent Serbian writer, political theorist, and nationalist intellectual who became a key political figure in the late Yugoslav era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.