João Figueiredo
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João Figueiredo was a Brazilian army general and politician who served as the last president of Brazil’s military regime, overseeing the country’s transition back to civilian democracy in the early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| João Figueiredo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15832760 — 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: João Figueiredo Context triple: [Brazilian military dictatorship, headOfState, João Figueiredo]
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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.
Tancredo Neves
Tancredo Neves was a Brazilian politician and statesman who played a key role in the country’s return to democracy and was elected president in 1985 but died before taking office.
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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.
Nilton Santos
Nilton Santos was a legendary Brazilian left-back, celebrated for his attacking style and key role in Brazil’s 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories.
- 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: João Figueiredo Target entity description: João Figueiredo was a Brazilian army general and politician who served as the last president of Brazil’s military regime, overseeing the country’s transition back to civilian democracy in the early 1980s.
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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.
Tancredo Neves
Tancredo Neves was a Brazilian politician and statesman who played a key role in the country’s return to democracy and was elected president in 1985 but died before taking office.
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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.
Nilton Santos
Nilton Santos was a legendary Brazilian left-back, celebrated for his attacking style and key role in Brazil’s 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.