Manuel Noriega
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Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military ruler and de facto dictator whose regime and involvement in drug trafficking led to his overthrow by the United States in 1989.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manuel Noriega canonical | 8 |
| Manuel Noriega (as dominant military figure in Panama) | 1 |
| Noriega | 1 |
| military regime of Omar Torrijos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T332101 — 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: Manuel Noriega Context triple: [Operation Just Cause, commander, Manuel Noriega]
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A.
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista was a Cuban military officer and authoritarian ruler who dominated Cuban politics for decades until being ousted by Fidel Castro’s revolutionary movement in 1959.
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B.
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado was a Cuban politician and lawyer who served as the President of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 during the early decades of the Cuban Revolution.
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C.
Juan Manuel de Ayala
Juan Manuel de Ayala was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer credited with one of the first European chartings of San Francisco Bay.
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D.
José Antonio Echeverría
José Antonio Echeverría was a prominent Cuban student leader and revolutionary figure known for his opposition to the Batista dictatorship and his role in the Cuban revolutionary movement of the 1950s.
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E.
Juan Almeida Bosque
Juan Almeida Bosque was a prominent Cuban revolutionary commander and longtime political leader who fought alongside Fidel Castro and later held senior positions in Cuba’s government and Communist Party.
- 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: Manuel Noriega Target entity description: Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military ruler and de facto dictator whose regime and involvement in drug trafficking led to his overthrow by the United States in 1989.
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A.
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista was a Cuban military officer and authoritarian ruler who dominated Cuban politics for decades until being ousted by Fidel Castro’s revolutionary movement in 1959.
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B.
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado was a Cuban politician and lawyer who served as the President of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 during the early decades of the Cuban Revolution.
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C.
Juan Manuel de Ayala
Juan Manuel de Ayala was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer credited with one of the first European chartings of San Francisco Bay.
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D.
José Antonio Echeverría
José Antonio Echeverría was a prominent Cuban student leader and revolutionary figure known for his opposition to the Batista dictatorship and his role in the Cuban revolutionary movement of the 1950s.
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E.
Juan Almeida Bosque
Juan Almeida Bosque was a prominent Cuban revolutionary commander and longtime political leader who fought alongside Fidel Castro and later held senior positions in Cuba’s government and Communist Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dictator
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| cameToPower | 1983 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from brain surgery ⓘ |
| charge |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Operation Just Cause ⓘ
surface form:
United States invasion of Panama
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| convictedOf |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Panama ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-02-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-05-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Peruvian Chorrillos Military School ⓘ |
| employer | Panamanian Defense Forces ⓘ |
| endTime | 1989 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Manuel Noriega
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Noriega
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| givenName | Manuel ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn |
French prison system
ⓘ
Panamanian prison system ⓘ Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal prison system
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| memberOf | Panamanian Defense Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoritarian rule in Panama
ⓘ
being deposed in 1989 by U.S. invasion ⓘ close ties with the United States before his fall ⓘ involvement in drug trafficking ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of the Panamanian Defense Forces ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Panama City
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama City, Panama
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| placeOfDeath |
Panama City
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama City, Panama
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| positionHeld |
De facto ruler of Panama
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Military leader of Panama ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfPosition |
Operation Just Cause
ⓘ
surface form:
United States invasion of Panama
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| residence |
Panama City
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama City, Panama
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Felicia Lyn ⓘ |
| startTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1990-01-03 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo |
Operation Just Cause
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surface form:
United States forces in Panama
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| workedFor | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manuel Noriega Description of subject: Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military ruler and de facto dictator whose regime and involvement in drug trafficking led to his overthrow by the United States in 1989.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Noriega
this entity surface form:
military regime of Omar Torrijos
this entity surface form:
Manuel Noriega (as dominant military figure in Panama)