David Kato
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David Kato was a prominent Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist widely regarded as one of the first openly gay men in Uganda and a leading figure in the country’s struggle for LGBT equality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Kato canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4143204 — 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: David Kato Context triple: [David Kato College, namedAfter, David Kato]
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A.
Kim Jong Nam
Kim Jong Nam was the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, known for his fall from favor and his assassination in Malaysia in 2017.
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B.
Kim Lien
Kim Lien is a rural village in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, best known as the birthplace of revolutionary leader and president Ho Chi Minh.
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C.
Kim Tok Hun
Kim Tok Hun is a North Korean politician who serves as the country’s premier, effectively acting as its head of government.
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D.
Chang Myon
Chang Myon was a prominent South Korean statesman who served as prime minister and a leading advocate for liberal democracy during the country’s early postwar period.
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E.
Chris Hani
Chris Hani was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader and military commander of the African National Congress who became a symbol of resistance before his assassination in 1993.
- 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: David Kato Target entity description: David Kato was a prominent Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist widely regarded as one of the first openly gay men in Uganda and a leading figure in the country’s struggle for LGBT equality.
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A.
Kim Jong Nam
Kim Jong Nam was the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, known for his fall from favor and his assassination in Malaysia in 2017.
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B.
Kim Lien
Kim Lien is a rural village in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, best known as the birthplace of revolutionary leader and president Ho Chi Minh.
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C.
Kim Tok Hun
Kim Tok Hun is a North Korean politician who serves as the country’s premier, effectively acting as its head of government.
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D.
Chang Myon
Chang Myon was a prominent South Korean statesman who served as prime minister and a leading advocate for liberal democracy during the country’s early postwar period.
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E.
Chris Hani
Chris Hani was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader and military commander of the African National Congress who became a symbol of resistance before his assassination in 1993.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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human ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
decriminalization of homosexuality in Uganda
ⓘ
protection of LGBT people in Uganda ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | David Kato Kisule ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Nakawala, Mukono District, Uganda ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| coFounded | Sexual Minorities Uganda ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Uganda ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-01-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyambogo University
ⓘ
University of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | SMUG ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Baganda ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Luganda ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote | "We have to fight. We have to stand up and fight for our rights." ⓘ |
| honouredBy | international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| knownFor | challenging publication of names and photos of alleged gay people in Uganda ⓘ |
| legalAction | lawsuit against Rolling Stone (Uganda) for incitement to violence ⓘ |
| movement | LGBT rights movement ⓘ |
| nationality | Ugandan ⓘ |
| notableEvent | legal action against Rolling Stone (Uganda) newspaper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
LGBT rights activism in Uganda
ⓘ
being one of the first openly gay men in Uganda ⓘ campaigning against homophobia in Uganda ⓘ |
| occupation |
human rights activist
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nakawala, Mukono District, Uganda ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Nakawala, Mukono District, Uganda
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukusa, Mukono District, Uganda
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| positionHeld | advocacy officer at Sexual Minorities Uganda ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spokeAgainst | Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Call Me Kuchu"
ⓘ
numerous international human rights tributes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| victimOf | hate speech campaign by Rolling Stone (Uganda) ⓘ |
| won | High Court case against Rolling Stone (Uganda) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kampala
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surface form:
Kampala, Uganda
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Kato Description of subject: David Kato was a prominent Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist widely regarded as one of the first openly gay men in Uganda and a leading figure in the country’s struggle for LGBT equality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.