José Figueres Ferrer
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José Figueres Ferrer was a three-time president of Costa Rica best known for abolishing the country’s army and laying the foundations for its modern democratic and social welfare state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Figueres Ferrer canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4693401 — 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: José Figueres Ferrer Context triple: [Costa Rican National Liberation Party, foundedBy, José Figueres Ferrer]
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A.
Edmundo Fernández
Edmundo Fernández was a Venezuelan political figure who held office immediately before Rómulo Betancourt, a key leader in Venezuela’s transition to democracy.
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B.
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno was an Ecuadorian politician who served as President of Ecuador in the early 20th century.
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C.
Rómulo Betancourt
Rómulo Betancourt was a Venezuelan politician and statesman, widely regarded as the "father of Venezuelan democracy" for leading the country’s transition from military rule to a stable democratic system in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Belisario Betancur
Belisario Betancur was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and Conservative politician who served as President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986 and later played prominent roles in international peace and human rights initiatives.
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E.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico was a military officer and authoritarian president of Guatemala who ruled from 1931 to 1944, known for his centralized control, public works projects, and close ties to the United States.
- 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: José Figueres Ferrer Target entity description: José Figueres Ferrer was a three-time president of Costa Rica best known for abolishing the country’s army and laying the foundations for its modern democratic and social welfare state.
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A.
Edmundo Fernández
Edmundo Fernández was a Venezuelan political figure who held office immediately before Rómulo Betancourt, a key leader in Venezuela’s transition to democracy.
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B.
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno was an Ecuadorian politician who served as President of Ecuador in the early 20th century.
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C.
Rómulo Betancourt
Rómulo Betancourt was a Venezuelan politician and statesman, widely regarded as the "father of Venezuelan democracy" for leading the country’s transition from military rule to a stable democratic system in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Belisario Betancur
Belisario Betancur was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and Conservative politician who served as President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986 and later played prominent roles in international peace and human rights initiatives.
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E.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico was a military officer and authoritarian president of Guatemala who ruled from 1931 to 1944, known for his centralized control, public works projects, and close ties to the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Costa Rica
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Christiana Figueres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José María Figueres Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Founding Junta of the Second Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-06-08 ⓘ |
| familyName | Figueres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | José NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Order of the Quetzal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian socialism
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social democracy ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
abolition of the Costa Rican army in 1948
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creation of social security institutions in Costa Rica ⓘ drafting of the 1949 Constitution of Costa Rica ⓘ expansion of public education in Costa Rica ⓘ extension of voting rights to women in Costa Rica ⓘ nationalization of Costa Rica’s banking system ⓘ |
| influenced |
Costa Rican social democracy
ⓘ
José María Figueres Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abolishing the army of Costa Rica
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founding Costa Rica’s modern democratic state ⓘ founding the Second Republic of Costa Rica ⓘ leading the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948 ⓘ strengthening Costa Rica’s social welfare system ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Costa Rican Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Don Pepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTermsAsPresident | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San José, Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Foreign Relations of Costa Rica
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Minister of Public Security of Costa Rica ⓘ President of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | La Lucha farm, Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Henrietta Boggs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karen Olsen Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termInOfficeEnd |
1949
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1958 ⓘ 1974 ⓘ |
| termInOfficeStart |
1948
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1953 ⓘ 1970 ⓘ |
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Subject: José Figueres Ferrer Description of subject: José Figueres Ferrer was a three-time president of Costa Rica best known for abolishing the country’s army and laying the foundations for its modern democratic and social welfare state.
Referenced by (4)
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