Corfu incident
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The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corfu incident canonical | 2 |
| Corfu crisis of 1923 | 1 |
| Italian occupation of Corfu (1923) | 1 |
| Italian–Greek diplomatic crisis of 1923 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T387852 — 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: Corfu incident Context triple: [Council of the League of Nations, notableCase, Corfu incident]
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A.
Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
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B.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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C.
Kornilov Affair
The Kornilov Affair was a failed 1917 coup attempt by General Lavr Kornilov against Russia’s Provisional Government, which deepened political chaos and boosted support for the Bolsheviks.
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D.
Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
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E.
March on Rome
The March on Rome was the 1922 mass mobilization of Italian Fascists that led to Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy.
- 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: Corfu incident Target entity description: The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
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A.
Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
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B.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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C.
Kornilov Affair
The Kornilov Affair was a failed 1917 coup attempt by General Lavr Kornilov against Russia’s Provisional Government, which deepened political chaos and boosted support for the Bolsheviks.
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D.
Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
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E.
March on Rome
The March on Rome was the 1922 mass mobilization of Italian Fascists that led to Benito Mussolini’s seizure of power and the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic crisis
ⓘ
international dispute ⓘ military crisis ⓘ |
| conflictType |
gunboat diplomacy
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territorial dispute ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Albania
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Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBombardment | 1923-08-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Italian assertive foreign policy in the 1920s ⓘ |
| hasAggressor | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Corfu incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Corfu crisis of 1923
Corfu incident ⓘ
surface form:
Italian occupation of Corfu (1923)
|
| hasCause |
assassination of Enrico Tellini and colleagues
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murder of Italian boundary commission members in Greece ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
demonstrated limits of collective security in the 1920s
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encouraged use of coercive diplomacy by revisionist powers ⓘ |
| hasContext |
early years of the League of Nations
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| hasDefender | Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1923-09-27 ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Benito Mussolini
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Enrico Tellini ⓘ Greek government of Stylianos Gonatas ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Corfu
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of Greece
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1923-08-27 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Conference of Ambassadors
ⓘ
Italian occupation of Corfu ⓘ League of Nations mediation ⓘ bombardment of Corfu by Italian forces ⓘ |
| mediatedBy |
Conference of Ambassadors
ⓘ
League of Nations ⓘ |
| occupiedBy |
Italian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Royal Navy
|
| partOf | interwar diplomatic history ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Greek-Italian relations
ⓘ
Italian foreign policy under Mussolini ⓘ |
| resolutionMechanism |
decision of the Conference of Ambassadors
ⓘ
diplomatic negotiations ⓘ |
| result |
Greek payment of indemnity to Italy
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Italian withdrawal from Corfu ⓘ perceived weakening of League of Nations authority ⓘ strengthening of Mussolini’s prestige in Italy ⓘ |
| tested | League of Nations ability to manage international conflicts ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | boundary commission work on Greek-Albanian frontier ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corfu crisis of 1923
this entity surface form:
Italian occupation of Corfu (1923)
this entity surface form:
Italian–Greek diplomatic crisis of 1923