Ernesto Geisel
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Ernesto Geisel was a Brazilian army general who served as president from 1974 to 1979, overseeing a controlled political opening during Brazil’s military regime.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ernesto Geisel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15832759 — 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: Ernesto Geisel Context triple: [Brazilian military dictatorship, headOfState, Ernesto Geisel]
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A.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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B.
Octávio Mangabeira
Octávio Mangabeira was a prominent Brazilian engineer, journalist, and politician who served as governor of the state of Bahia in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Plano Collor
Plano Collor was a controversial early-1990s Brazilian economic stabilization program that sought to curb hyperinflation through drastic measures such as freezing bank deposits and implementing fiscal and monetary reforms.
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D.
José Sarney
José Sarney is a Brazilian politician, writer, and former president of Brazil who has played a major role in the country’s transition to democracy.
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E.
Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd President of Brazil and was the first democratically elected president after the military dictatorship, later resigning amid a major corruption scandal.
- 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: Ernesto Geisel Target entity description: Ernesto Geisel was a Brazilian army general who served as president from 1974 to 1979, overseeing a controlled political opening during Brazil’s military regime.
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A.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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B.
Octávio Mangabeira
Octávio Mangabeira was a prominent Brazilian engineer, journalist, and politician who served as governor of the state of Bahia in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Plano Collor
Plano Collor was a controversial early-1990s Brazilian economic stabilization program that sought to curb hyperinflation through drastic measures such as freezing bank deposits and implementing fiscal and monetary reforms.
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D.
José Sarney
José Sarney is a Brazilian politician, writer, and former president of Brazil who has played a major role in the country’s transition to democracy.
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E.
Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd President of Brazil and was the first democratically elected president after the military dictatorship, later resigning amid a major corruption scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.