Souphanouvong
E170650
Souphanouvong was a Laotian revolutionary leader and founding figure of the communist Pathet Lao who later became the first President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Souphanouvong canonical | 5 |
| Kaysone Phomvihane | 1 |
| Viengkham Souphanouvong | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1487325 — 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: Souphanouvong Context triple: [Laotian Civil War, involvedPerson, Souphanouvong]
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A.
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a prominent Cambodian royal politician and conservative leader who played a central role in the country’s politics during the late 1960s and early 1970s, notably opposing Prince Norodom Sihanouk and aligning with the pro-U.S. Lon Nol regime.
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B.
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk was the long-reigning Cambodian monarch and political leader whose shifting alliances and influence profoundly shaped Cambodia’s modern history, including its turbulent conflicts and regime changes.
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C.
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.
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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.
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.
- 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: Souphanouvong Target entity description: Souphanouvong was a Laotian revolutionary leader and founding figure of the communist Pathet Lao who later became the first President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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A.
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a prominent Cambodian royal politician and conservative leader who played a central role in the country’s politics during the late 1960s and early 1970s, notably opposing Prince Norodom Sihanouk and aligning with the pro-U.S. Lon Nol regime.
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B.
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk was the long-reigning Cambodian monarch and political leader whose shifting alliances and influence profoundly shaped Cambodia’s modern history, including its turbulent conflicts and regime changes.
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C.
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.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Laos ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-07-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
ⓘ
École des Ponts et Chaussées ⓘ
surface form:
École nationale des ponts et chaussées
|
| endTime | 1991-08-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lao people ⓘ |
| founderOf | Pathet Lao ⓘ |
| givenName | Souphanouvong self-link ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Laos
ⓘ
surface form:
Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
| honorificNickname | Red Prince ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Pathet Lao ⓘ |
| monarchDuringReign | none ⓘ |
| movement |
Laotian independence movement
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| notableEvent | proclamation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975 ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of Pathet Lao ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| officeContested | head of state of Laos ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Indochina War
ⓘ
Laotian Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
French Indochina
ⓘ
Luang Prabang ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Laos
ⓘ
Vientiane ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Laos
ⓘ
President of Laos ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
President of the Supreme People's Assembly of Laos ⓘ |
| predecessor | position created ⓘ |
| relative |
Phetsarath Rattanavongsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
King Sisavang Vong ⓘ
surface form:
Sisavang Vong
Souvanna Phouma ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| residence | Vientiane ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Souphanouvong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Viengkham Souphanouvong
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| startTime | 1975-12-02 ⓘ |
| successor |
Souphanouvong
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaysone Phomvihane
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Souphanouvong Description of subject: Souphanouvong was a Laotian revolutionary leader and founding figure of the communist Pathet Lao who later became the first President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Viengkham Souphanouvong
this entity surface form:
Kaysone Phomvihane