Ieremia Tabai
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Ieremia Tabai is a Kiribati politician who became the country's first president and one of the youngest heads of state in the world at the time of his election.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ieremia Tabai canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3867779 — 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: Ieremia Tabai Context triple: [President of Kiribati, firstHolder, Ieremia Tabai]
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A.
Cecil Lolohea
Cecil Lolohea is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Cecil.
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B.
Tevita Momoedonu
Tevita Momoedonu is a Fijian politician who briefly served as the country’s prime minister during a period of political instability in the early 2000s.
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C.
Enoch Sontonga
Enoch Sontonga was a South African composer and teacher best known for writing the hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika," which later became part of South Africa's national anthem.
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D.
Murphy Morobe
Murphy Morobe is a South African anti-apartheid activist and political leader known for his prominent role in the Black Consciousness Movement and the United Democratic Front during the struggle against apartheid.
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E.
David Fifita
David Fifita is a powerful Australian rugby league forward known for his explosive running and try-scoring ability in the NRL.
- 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: Ieremia Tabai Target entity description: Ieremia Tabai is a Kiribati politician who became the country's first president and one of the youngest heads of state in the world at the time of his election.
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A.
Cecil Lolohea
Cecil Lolohea is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Cecil.
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B.
Tevita Momoedonu
Tevita Momoedonu is a Fijian politician who briefly served as the country’s prime minister during a period of political instability in the early 2000s.
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C.
Enoch Sontonga
Enoch Sontonga was a South African composer and teacher best known for writing the hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika," which later became part of South Africa's national anthem.
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D.
Murphy Morobe
Murphy Morobe is a South African anti-apartheid activist and political leader known for his prominent role in the Black Consciousness Movement and the United Democratic Front during the struggle against apartheid.
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E.
David Fifita
David Fifita is a powerful Australian rugby league forward known for his explosive running and try-scoring ability in the NRL.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ president ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century politics ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Oceania ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
ⓘ
Kiribati ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-12-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King George V School
ⓘ
University of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| familyName | Tabai ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jeremiah
ⓘ
surface form:
Ieremia
|
| governedDuring | post-independence period of Kiribati ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Kiribati ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Kiribati ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Gilbertese language ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbertese
|
| name | Ieremia Tabai self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
Kiribati
ⓘ
surface form:
I-Kiribati
|
| notableFor |
being one of the youngest heads of state in the world at the time of his election
ⓘ
being the first President of Kiribati ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1991-07-04 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1979-07-12 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | independence movement of Kiribati ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
ⓘ
Nonouti ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-independence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Minister of the Gilbert Islands
ⓘ
Member of the House of Assembly of Kiribati ⓘ President of Kiribati ⓘ |
| precededBy | position created ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | Nonouti constituency ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Teatao Teannaki ⓘ |
| tookOfficeFollowing | independence of Kiribati from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| wasYoungestHeadOfState | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ieremia Tabai Description of subject: Ieremia Tabai is a Kiribati politician who became the country's first president and one of the youngest heads of state in the world at the time of his election.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.