Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
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Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo is an East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate recognized for his nonviolent struggle for his country's independence from Indonesian rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo canonical | 2 |
| Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo Context triple: [National Council of Timorese Resistance, vicePresident, Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo]
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A.
José Ramos-Horta
José Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key leader in his country’s struggle for independence who later served as president of Timor-Leste.
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B.
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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C.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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D.
Zacarias Gusmão
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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E.
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.
- 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: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo Target entity description: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo is an East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate recognized for his nonviolent struggle for his country's independence from Indonesian rule.
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A.
José Ramos-Horta
José Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key leader in his country’s struggle for independence who later served as president of Timor-Leste.
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B.
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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C.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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D.
Zacarias Gusmão
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
independence of East Timor
ⓘ
protection of East Timorese civilians ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Peace Prize
ⓘ
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought ⓘ |
| citizenshipChangedFrom |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Timor
|
| citizenshipChangedTo |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| continentOfBirth | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| countryOfService |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| dateOfBirth | 1948-02-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Timorese ⓘ |
| familyName | Belo ⓘ |
| givenName |
Carlos
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Filipe ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Bishop
ⓘ
Monsignor ⓘ |
| influenced | international awareness of East Timor conflict ⓘ |
| isLivingPerson | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for human rights in East Timor
ⓘ
opposition to Indonesian occupation of East Timor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Indonesian
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ Tetum ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| methodOfStruggle | nonviolence ⓘ |
| movement | East Timorese independence movement ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Peace ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| notableWork | nonviolent struggle for East Timor’s self-determination ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
peace activist ⓘ |
| opposedTo | human rights abuses in East Timor ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic hierarchy in East Timor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baucau District
ⓘ
surface form:
Baucau
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| positionHeld | Bishop of Dili ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence | Dili ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith | José Ramos-Horta ⓘ |
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Subject: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo Description of subject: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo is an East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate recognized for his nonviolent struggle for his country's independence from Indonesian rule.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo