Fernando Henrique Cardoso
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Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 and is known for implementing major economic reforms and stabilizing the country’s economy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fernando Henrique Cardoso canonical | 18 |
| Fernando Henrique | 1 |
| Fernando Henrique Cardoso as Minister of Finance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T387564 — 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: Fernando Henrique Cardoso Context triple: [The Elders, hasMember, Fernando Henrique Cardoso]
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A.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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B.
José Sócrates
José Sócrates is a Portuguese politician who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011 and was a leading figure in the Socialist Party.
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C.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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D.
Mário Soares
Mário Soares was a prominent Portuguese statesman and democrat who played a key role in the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy and later served as both prime minister and president.
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E.
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho was a Portuguese military officer and strategist who played a central role in planning and leading the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship.
- 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: Fernando Henrique Cardoso Target entity description: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 and is known for implementing major economic reforms and stabilizing the country’s economy.
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A.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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B.
José Sócrates
José Sócrates is a Portuguese politician who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011 and was a leading figure in the Socialist Party.
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C.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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D.
Mário Soares
Mário Soares was a prominent Portuguese statesman and democrat who played a key role in the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy and later served as both prime minister and president.
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E.
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho was a Portuguese military officer and strategist who played a central role in planning and leading the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian politician
ⓘ
former president of Brazil ⓘ human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in sociology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
ⓘ
surface form:
J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
Prince of Asturias Award for Concord ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
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| child | Paulo Henrique Cardoso ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-06-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of São Paulo ⓘ |
| employer | University of São Paulo ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002-12-31 (presidency) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brazilian of Portuguese descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Cardoso ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political science
ⓘ
sociology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Fernando
ⓘ
Henrique Lopes de Mendonça ⓘ
surface form:
Henrique
|
| hasHonorificTitle | FHC ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Brazil ⓘ |
| ideology | social democracy ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | Plano Real economic stabilization measures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
economic reforms in Brazil
ⓘ
stabilizing Brazilian economy ⓘ theory of dependency ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Brazilian Social Democracy Party ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dependency and Development in Latin America ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
sociologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | redemocratization of Brazil ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Finance of Brazil
ⓘ
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil ⓘ President of Brazil ⓘ President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party ⓘ Senator of Brazil ⓘ |
| precededBy | Itamar Franco (as President of Brazil) ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | São Paulo ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ruth Cardoso ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995-01-01 (presidency) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (as President of Brazil) ⓘ |
| workLocation | São Paulo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Fernando Henrique Cardoso Description of subject: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who served as President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003 and is known for implementing major economic reforms and stabilizing the country’s economy.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Elders
subject surface form:
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
this entity surface form:
Fernando Henrique
subject surface form:
Itamar Franco
subject surface form:
Itamar Franco
this entity surface form:
Fernando Henrique Cardoso as Minister of Finance