Ieng Thirith
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Ieng Thirith was a senior Khmer Rouge leader and former Minister of Social Affairs in Democratic Kampuchea, later tried for crimes against humanity in Cambodia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ieng Thirith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15890710 — 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: Ieng Thirith Context triple: [Ieng Sary, spouse, Ieng Thirith]
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Ieng Sary
Ieng Sary was a senior Cambodian communist politician and co-founder of the Khmer Rouge who served as its foreign minister and was later charged with crimes against humanity for his role in the regime’s atrocities.
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B.
Khieu Ponnary
Khieu Ponnary was a Cambodian revolutionary and the first wife of Pol Pot, known for her early involvement in the Khmer Rouge movement and later struggles with mental illness.
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C.
Nuon Chea
Nuon Chea was a senior Khmer Rouge leader and chief ideologue who served as Pol Pot’s deputy and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in Cambodia’s genocidal regime.
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D.
Khieu Samphan
Khieu Samphan is a Cambodian communist politician who served as head of state of Democratic Kampuchea under the Khmer Rouge and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in the regime.
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E.
Lon Nol
Lon Nol was a Cambodian military general and politician who led the coup that overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk and headed the U.S.-backed Khmer Republic in the early 1970s.
- 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: Ieng Thirith Target entity description: Ieng Thirith was a senior Khmer Rouge leader and former Minister of Social Affairs in Democratic Kampuchea, later tried for crimes against humanity in Cambodia.
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A.
Ieng Sary
Ieng Sary was a senior Cambodian communist politician and co-founder of the Khmer Rouge who served as its foreign minister and was later charged with crimes against humanity for his role in the regime’s atrocities.
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B.
Khieu Ponnary
Khieu Ponnary was a Cambodian revolutionary and the first wife of Pol Pot, known for her early involvement in the Khmer Rouge movement and later struggles with mental illness.
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C.
Nuon Chea
Nuon Chea was a senior Khmer Rouge leader and chief ideologue who served as Pol Pot’s deputy and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in Cambodia’s genocidal regime.
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D.
Khieu Samphan
Khieu Samphan is a Cambodian communist politician who served as head of state of Democratic Kampuchea under the Khmer Rouge and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in the regime.
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E.
Lon Nol
Lon Nol was a Cambodian military general and politician who led the coup that overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk and headed the U.S.-backed Khmer Republic in the early 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.