1994 Gambian coup d’état
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The 1994 Gambian coup d’état was a military takeover led by Yahya Jammeh that overthrew President Dawda Jawara and marked the beginning of over two decades of authoritarian rule in The Gambia.
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| 1994 Gambian coup d’état canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14474218 — 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: 1994 Gambian coup d’état Context triple: [Arch 22, commemorates, 1994 Gambian coup d’état]
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1989 Sudanese coup d’état
The 1989 Sudanese coup d’état was a military takeover that brought Omar al-Bashir to power and initiated an Islamist-oriented regime that reshaped Sudan’s political landscape for decades.
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B.
1964 Gabon coup d’état
The 1964 Gabon coup d’état was a short-lived military overthrow of President Léon Mba that was quickly reversed with French military intervention, reinforcing France’s influence over its former colony.
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C.
Algiers putsch of 1961
The Algiers putsch of 1961 was a failed coup d'état by French military officers in Algeria attempting to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and prevent Algerian independence.
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D.
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was a 1998–1999 internal armed conflict in Guinea-Bissau between government forces and a military junta that led to significant political instability and the eventual overthrow of President João Bernardo Vieira.
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E.
1966 Ghanaian coup d’état
The 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah’s government that abruptly ended his socialist, pan-Africanist rule and ushered in a period of military-led governance in Ghana.
- 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: 1994 Gambian coup d’état Target entity description: The 1994 Gambian coup d’état was a military takeover led by Yahya Jammeh that overthrew President Dawda Jawara and marked the beginning of over two decades of authoritarian rule in The Gambia.
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A.
1989 Sudanese coup d’état
The 1989 Sudanese coup d’état was a military takeover that brought Omar al-Bashir to power and initiated an Islamist-oriented regime that reshaped Sudan’s political landscape for decades.
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B.
1964 Gabon coup d’état
The 1964 Gabon coup d’état was a short-lived military overthrow of President Léon Mba that was quickly reversed with French military intervention, reinforcing France’s influence over its former colony.
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C.
Algiers putsch of 1961
The Algiers putsch of 1961 was a failed coup d'état by French military officers in Algeria attempting to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and prevent Algerian independence.
-
D.
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was a 1998–1999 internal armed conflict in Guinea-Bissau between government forces and a military junta that led to significant political instability and the eventual overthrow of President João Bernardo Vieira.
-
E.
1966 Ghanaian coup d’état
The 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah’s government that abruptly ended his socialist, pan-Africanist rule and ushered in a period of military-led governance in Ghana.
- F. None of above. chosen
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