Andrew Mlangeni
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Andrew Mlangeni was a South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader who was imprisoned alongside Nelson Mandela following the Rivonia Trial and later became a prominent post-apartheid politician.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andrew Mlangeni canonical | 6 |
| Andrew Mokete Mlangeni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2277900 — 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: Andrew Mlangeni Context triple: [Rivonia Trial, defendant, Andrew Mlangeni]
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A.
Tongayi Chirisa
Tongayi Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for his work in American television and film, including prominent roles in comedy and drama series.
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B.
Cecil Nyoni
Cecil Nyoni is a Zimbabwean-born professional footballer who has played as a midfielder for various lower-league clubs in England.
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C.
Njongonkulu Ndungane
Njongonkulu Ndungane is a South African Anglican cleric who served as Archbishop of Cape Town and was a prominent anti-apartheid activist and church leader.
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D.
Raymond Mhlaba
Raymond Mhlaba was a South African anti-apartheid activist, senior African National Congress leader, and later a provincial premier who became notable for his role in the struggle against apartheid and his imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela.
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E.
Tendai Biti
Tendai Biti is a prominent Zimbabwean lawyer, politician, and opposition leader who has served as finance minister and played a key role in challenging Robert Mugabe’s rule.
- 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: Andrew Mlangeni Target entity description: Andrew Mlangeni was a South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader who was imprisoned alongside Nelson Mandela following the Rivonia Trial and later became a prominent post-apartheid politician.
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A.
Tongayi Chirisa
Tongayi Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for his work in American television and film, including prominent roles in comedy and drama series.
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B.
Cecil Nyoni
Cecil Nyoni is a Zimbabwean-born professional footballer who has played as a midfielder for various lower-league clubs in England.
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C.
Njongonkulu Ndungane
Njongonkulu Ndungane is a South African Anglican cleric who served as Archbishop of Cape Town and was a prominent anti-apartheid activist and church leader.
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D.
Raymond Mhlaba
Raymond Mhlaba was a South African anti-apartheid activist, senior African National Congress leader, and later a provincial premier who became notable for his role in the struggle against apartheid and his imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela.
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E.
Tendai Biti
Tendai Biti is a prominent Zimbabwean lawyer, politician, and opposition leader who has served as finance minister and played a key role in challenging Robert Mugabe’s rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African National Congress politician
ⓘ
anti-apartheid activist ⓘ human ⓘ member of parliament ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 95 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Isithwalandwe Seaparankoe
ⓘ
surface form:
Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe
Order of the Baobab ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the Baobab in Gold
|
| burialPlace | Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | abdominal complaint ⓘ |
| coDefendantWith |
Govan Mbeki
ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ Walter Sisulu ⓘ |
| convictedOf | sabotage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-07-21 ⓘ |
| education | attended St. Francis College, Mariannhill ⓘ |
| endOfImprisonment | 1989 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sotho-Tswana peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotho
|
| familyName | Mlangeni ⓘ |
| fullName |
Andrew Mlangeni
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Andrew Mokete Mlangeni
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| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Rivonia trialist ⓘ |
| memberOf |
African National Congress
ⓘ
South African Communist Party ⓘ |
| movement | African National Congress armed struggle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last surviving Rivonia trialists
ⓘ
participation in the Rivonia Trial ⓘ |
| notableWork | service on the ANC National Executive Committee ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
golf caddie
ⓘ
politician ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Member of Parliament for the African National Congress
ⓘ
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bethlehem, Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethlehem, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
|
| placeOfDeath | Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Pollsmoor Prison
ⓘ
Robben Island ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-apartheid movement ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInUmkhontoWeSizwe | sabotage operations organizer ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| spouse | June Mlangeni ⓘ |
| startOfImprisonment | 1964 ⓘ |
| termEnd | 2014 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| trial | Rivonia Trial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andrew Mlangeni Description of subject: Andrew Mlangeni was a South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader who was imprisoned alongside Nelson Mandela following the Rivonia Trial and later became a prominent post-apartheid politician.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andrew Mokete Mlangeni