Zacarias Gusmão
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Zacarias Gusmão is a prominent East Timorese independence leader and politician who became the country’s first president after its independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zacarias Gusmão canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2096448 — 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: Zacarias Gusmão Context triple: [José Alexandre, hasChild, Zacarias Gusmão]
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A.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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B.
Joaquim Cardozo
Joaquim Cardozo was a Brazilian structural engineer and poet renowned for his innovative collaboration with architect Oscar Niemeyer on major modernist works, including key buildings in Brasília.
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C.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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D.
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho was a Portuguese military officer and strategist who played a central role in planning and leading the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship.
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E.
Alexandre Herculano
Alexandre Herculano was a 19th-century Portuguese historian, novelist, and politician, regarded as a key figure in the Romantic movement and the development of modern Portuguese historiography.
- 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: Zacarias Gusmão Target entity description: Zacarias Gusmão is a prominent East Timorese independence leader and politician who became the country’s first president after its independence.
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A.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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B.
Joaquim Cardozo
Joaquim Cardozo was a Brazilian structural engineer and poet renowned for his innovative collaboration with architect Oscar Niemeyer on major modernist works, including key buildings in Brasília.
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C.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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D.
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho was a Portuguese military officer and strategist who played a central role in planning and leading the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship.
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E.
Alexandre Herculano
Alexandre Herculano was a 19th-century Portuguese historian, novelist, and politician, regarded as a key figure in the Romantic movement and the development of modern Portuguese historiography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ independence leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Xanana Gusmão
ⓘ
surface form:
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
ⓘ
Sydney Peace Prize ⓘ |
| countryLed |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| countryOfBirth |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Timor
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| dateOfBirth | 1946-06-20 ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Indonesia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Timorese people
ⓘ
surface form:
Timorese
|
| familyName | Gusmão ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alexandre
ⓘ
José ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Indonesian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Tetum ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction
ⓘ
Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente ⓘ
surface form:
Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
|
| militaryRole | commander of Falintil ⓘ |
| movement | East Timorese independence movement ⓘ |
| name |
Xanana Gusmão
ⓘ
surface form:
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
|
| notableFor |
being the first President of independent East Timor
ⓘ
leadership in the struggle for East Timor’s independence ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
2007-05-20
ⓘ
2015-02-16 ⓘ |
| officeHeldAs |
President of East Timor
ⓘ
Prime Minister of East Timor ⓘ |
| officeStart |
2002-05-20
ⓘ
2007-08-08 ⓘ 2023-07-01 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian occupation of East Timor resistance
|
| periodOfImprisonment | 1992-2000 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Laleia ⓘ |
| politicalParty | National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ministry of Defence of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Minister of Defense and Security of East Timor
President of East Timor ⓘ Prime Minister of East Timor ⓘ |
| previousPoliticalAffiliation |
Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente
ⓘ
surface form:
Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Emília Baptista (former)
ⓘ
surface form:
Emília Baptista
Kirsty Sword-Gusmão ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Zacarias Gusmão Description of subject: Zacarias Gusmão is a prominent East Timorese independence leader and politician who became the country’s first president after its independence.
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