Émeute Maurice Richard
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Émeute Maurice Richard is the French name for the 1955 Montreal riot sparked by the suspension of hockey star Maurice "Rocket" Richard, a landmark event in Quebec’s social and cultural history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Émeute Maurice Richard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5039262 — 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: Émeute Maurice Richard Context triple: [Richard Riot, alsoKnownAs, Émeute Maurice Richard]
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A.
Lemieux
Lemieux is a former village in eastern Ontario, Canada, known for being abandoned and relocated in the 1990s due to severe landslide risk along the South Nation River.
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B.
Leetch
Leetch is the surname of Brian Leetch, a Hall of Fame American ice hockey defenseman best known for his stellar NHL career with the New York Rangers.
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C.
Francos de Montréal
Francos de Montréal is a major annual music and arts festival in Montreal that celebrates French-language music and culture from around the world.
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D.
Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard was a legendary Canadian ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens, renowned as one of the sport’s greatest goal scorers and the first to score 50 goals in 50 games.
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E.
Bergeron-Cleary
Bergeron-Cleary is the hyphenated family name of retired Boston Bruins captain and multi-time Selke Trophy winner Patrice Bergeron.
- 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: Émeute Maurice Richard Target entity description: Émeute Maurice Richard is the French name for the 1955 Montreal riot sparked by the suspension of hockey star Maurice "Rocket" Richard, a landmark event in Quebec’s social and cultural history.
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A.
Lemieux
Lemieux is a former village in eastern Ontario, Canada, known for being abandoned and relocated in the 1990s due to severe landslide risk along the South Nation River.
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B.
Leetch
Leetch is the surname of Brian Leetch, a Hall of Fame American ice hockey defenseman best known for his stellar NHL career with the New York Rangers.
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C.
Francos de Montréal
Francos de Montréal is a major annual music and arts festival in Montreal that celebrates French-language music and culture from around the world.
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D.
Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard was a legendary Canadian ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens, renowned as one of the sport’s greatest goal scorers and the first to score 50 goals in 50 games.
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E.
Bergeron-Cleary
Bergeron-Cleary is the hyphenated family name of retired Boston Bruins captain and multi-time Selke Trophy winner Patrice Bergeron.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
émeute
ⓘ
émeute sportive ⓘ événement historique ⓘ |
| aLieu |
Montréal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province de Québec ⓘ |
| année | 1955 ⓘ |
| aPourConséquence |
débat public sur le traitement des joueurs francophones dans la LNH
ⓘ
prise de conscience accrue de l’injustice perçue envers les francophones ⓘ |
| aPourConséquenceSymbolique | renforcement du statut de Maurice Richard comme héros populaire québécois ⓘ |
| aPourSujet |
décision disciplinaire de la LNH
ⓘ
suspension d’un joueur vedette des Canadiens de Montréal ⓘ |
| causeProfonde |
sentiment d’injustice envers les francophones
ⓘ
tensions entre francophones et anglophones au Québec ⓘ |
| considéréeComme |
moment marquant de l’affirmation nationale québécoise
ⓘ
événement précurseur de la Révolution tranquille ⓘ |
| conséquence |
arrestations de manifestants
ⓘ
importants dégâts matériels à Montréal ⓘ nombreux blessés ⓘ |
| contexte |
domination institutionnelle anglophone dans la LNH
ⓘ
frustrations économiques et culturelles des francophones au Québec ⓘ |
| date | 17 mars 1955 ⓘ |
| déclenchéePar |
présence de Clarence Campbell au Forum après la suspension
ⓘ
suspension de Maurice "Rocket" Richard ⓘ |
| faitPartieDe |
histoire de Montréal
ⓘ
histoire du sport au Canada ⓘ |
| languePrincipaleDuNom | français ⓘ |
| liéÀ |
Canadiens de Montréal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarence Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Forum de Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ligue nationale de hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ culture sportive québécoise ⓘ histoire du nationalisme québécois ⓘ histoire sociale du Québec ⓘ hockey sur glace ⓘ |
| motifImmédiat | protestation contre la suspension jugée injuste ⓘ |
| nomEnFrançaisDe | Richard Riot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pays | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| représentéeDans |
documentaires sur l’histoire du Québec
ⓘ
ouvrages sur Maurice Richard ⓘ études sur le nationalisme québécois ⓘ |
| seDérouleAutourDe | Forum de Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seDérouleDans | centre-ville de Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seProduitPendant | saison 1954-1955 de la LNH ⓘ |
| statut | événement emblématique de la mémoire collective québécoise ⓘ |
| typeDeConflit | émeute urbaine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Émeute Maurice Richard Description of subject: Émeute Maurice Richard is the French name for the 1955 Montreal riot sparked by the suspension of hockey star Maurice "Rocket" Richard, a landmark event in Quebec’s social and cultural history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Richard Riot