Lilliesleaf Farm
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Lilliesleaf Farm was a secret hideout and meeting place for anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, most notably used by Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders before their arrest and prosecution in the Rivonia Trial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lilliesleaf Farm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2277914 — 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: Lilliesleaf Farm Context triple: [Rivonia Trial, evidenceSeizedAt, Lilliesleaf Farm]
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A.
Wood Farm
Wood Farm is a secluded rural retreat on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, often used by the British royal family for private stays.
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B.
Ashburn Farm
Ashburn Farm is a large planned residential community in Ashburn, Virginia, known for its suburban neighborhoods, schools, and community amenities.
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C.
Finch Farm
Finch Farm is Everton Football Club’s modern training complex and youth academy facility located in Halewood, Merseyside.
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D.
Lookout Farm
Lookout Farm is the English meaning of “Finca Vigía,” the Cuban hillside estate where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote several of his major works.
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E.
Hill Top Farm
Hill Top Farm is the 17th-century Lake District farmhouse that inspired many of Beatrix Potter’s beloved children’s stories and illustrations.
- 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: Lilliesleaf Farm Target entity description: Lilliesleaf Farm was a secret hideout and meeting place for anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, most notably used by Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders before their arrest and prosecution in the Rivonia Trial.
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A.
Wood Farm
Wood Farm is a secluded rural retreat on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, often used by the British royal family for private stays.
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B.
Ashburn Farm
Ashburn Farm is a large planned residential community in Ashburn, Virginia, known for its suburban neighborhoods, schools, and community amenities.
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C.
Finch Farm
Finch Farm is Everton Football Club’s modern training complex and youth academy facility located in Halewood, Merseyside.
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D.
Lookout Farm
Lookout Farm is the English meaning of “Finca Vigía,” the Cuban hillside estate where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote several of his major works.
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E.
Hill Top Farm
Hill Top Farm is the 17th-century Lake District farmhouse that inspired many of Beatrix Potter’s beloved children’s stories and illustrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farm
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Rivonia Trial
ⓘ
Rivonia Trial ⓘ
surface form:
Rivonia raid
|
| associatedWith |
Nelson Mandela
ⓘ
Rivonia ⓘ anti-apartheid struggle ⓘ underground ANC leadership ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| dateOfRaid | 1963-07-11 ⓘ |
| functionDuringApartheid |
clandestine headquarters
ⓘ
safe house ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of ANC underground operations
ⓘ
planning site for sabotage campaigns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
ⓘ
Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
Rivonia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arrest of ANC leaders in 1963
ⓘ
connection to Nelson Mandela’s underground activities ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | early 1960s ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
African National Congress
ⓘ
Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ |
| raidedBy |
South African Police Service
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Police
apartheid security forces ⓘ |
| significance |
key site in South African liberation history
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to apartheid ⓘ |
| usedAs |
meeting place
ⓘ
secret hideout ⓘ |
| usedBy |
African National Congress
ⓘ
Ahmed Kathrada ⓘ Andrew Mlangeni ⓘ Arthur Goldreich ⓘ Denis Goldberg ⓘ Elias Motsoaledi ⓘ Govan Mbeki ⓘ Harold Wolpe ⓘ Lionel Bernstein ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ Raymond Mhlaba ⓘ Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ Walter Sisulu ⓘ anti-apartheid activists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lilliesleaf Farm Description of subject: Lilliesleaf Farm was a secret hideout and meeting place for anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, most notably used by Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders before their arrest and prosecution in the Rivonia Trial.
Referenced by (1)
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