Emeka Anyaoku
E409022
Emeka Anyaoku is a Nigerian diplomat and statesman who served as the third Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 1990 to 2000.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emeka Anyaoku canonical | 2 |
| Chief Emeka Anyaoku | 1 |
| Emeka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4032196 — 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: Emeka Anyaoku Context triple: [University of Ibadan, hasAlumni, Emeka Anyaoku]
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A.
Ekpang Nkukwo
Ekpang Nkukwo is a traditional Nigerian one-pot dish of grated cocoyam and water yam wrapped in cocoyam leaves and cooked with assorted meats, fish, and palm oil, especially associated with the Efik and Ibibio people of southern Nigeria.
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B.
Ngozi Oduah
Ngozi Oduah is a person bearing the given name Ngozi, likely of Igbo or broader Nigerian origin.
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C.
Ngor Okpala
Ngor Okpala is a local government area in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo communities and agrarian economy.
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D.
Ngozi Onwurah
Ngozi Onwurah is a British-Nigerian filmmaker and director known for her pioneering, often autobiographical films exploring race, gender, and identity.
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E.
Ngozi Ezeonu
Ngozi Ezeonu is a prominent Nigerian actress best known for her roles in Nollywood films, particularly in family and traditional drama genres.
- 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: Emeka Anyaoku Target entity description: Emeka Anyaoku is a Nigerian diplomat and statesman who served as the third Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 1990 to 2000.
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A.
Ekpang Nkukwo
Ekpang Nkukwo is a traditional Nigerian one-pot dish of grated cocoyam and water yam wrapped in cocoyam leaves and cooked with assorted meats, fish, and palm oil, especially associated with the Efik and Ibibio people of southern Nigeria.
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B.
Ngozi Oduah
Ngozi Oduah is a person bearing the given name Ngozi, likely of Igbo or broader Nigerian origin.
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C.
Ngor Okpala
Ngor Okpala is a local government area in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo communities and agrarian economy.
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D.
Ngozi Onwurah
Ngozi Onwurah is a British-Nigerian filmmaker and director known for her pioneering, often autobiographical films exploring race, gender, and identity.
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E.
Ngozi Ezeonu
Ngozi Ezeonu is a prominent Nigerian actress best known for her roles in Nollywood films, particularly in family and traditional drama genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
human ⓘ international civil servant ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the Niger
ⓘ
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the Companions of Honour
|
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-01-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Ibadan
ⓘ
surface form:
University College Ibadan
University of London ⓘ |
| employer | Commonwealth Secretariat ⓘ |
| endTime | 2000 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Igbo people ⓘ |
| familyName | Anyaoku ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| genre | political writing ⓘ |
| givenName |
Emeka Anyaoku
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Emeka
|
| hasHonorificTitle |
Emeka Anyaoku
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Emeka Anyaoku
|
| hasOccupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
international administrator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Chief ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Igbo ⓘ |
| memberOf | Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| name | Emeka Anyaoku self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Nigerian ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as third Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership of the Commonwealth during the end of apartheid in South Africa
ⓘ
promotion of democracy and good governance in Commonwealth countries ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Obosi ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commonwealth Secretary-General
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Lagos
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| spouse | Bunmi Anyaoku ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emeka Anyaoku Description of subject: Emeka Anyaoku is a Nigerian diplomat and statesman who served as the third Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 1990 to 2000.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emeka
this entity surface form:
Chief Emeka Anyaoku