Hinga Norman
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Hinga Norman was a prominent Sierra Leonean military and political leader best known for his key role in organizing pro-government militias during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hinga Norman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6276821 — 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: Hinga Norman Context triple: [Sierra Leone Civil War, notableCommander, Hinga Norman]
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A.
Norman Blake
Norman Blake is an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter renowned for his influential work in bluegrass, folk, and Americana music.
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B.
Norman Wright
Norman Wright was a film professional who worked as a sequence director on Disney’s classic 1942 animated feature "Bambi."
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C.
Norman Gay
Norman Gay is a film editor best known for his work on the classic horror movie "The Exorcist."
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D.
Norman Harris
Norman Harris was an American soul and disco guitarist, songwriter, and producer closely associated with the Philadelphia soul sound.
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E.
Norman Puckle
Norman Puckle is the bumbling yet well-meaning protagonist of the 1935 British comedy film "The Bulldog Breed."
- 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: Hinga Norman Target entity description: Hinga Norman was a prominent Sierra Leonean military and political leader best known for his key role in organizing pro-government militias during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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A.
Norman Blake
Norman Blake is an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter renowned for his influential work in bluegrass, folk, and Americana music.
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B.
Norman Wright
Norman Wright was a film professional who worked as a sequence director on Disney’s classic 1942 animated feature "Bambi."
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C.
Norman Gay
Norman Gay is a film editor best known for his work on the classic horror movie "The Exorcist."
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D.
Norman Harris
Norman Harris was an American soul and disco guitarist, songwriter, and producer closely associated with the Philadelphia soul sound.
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E.
Norman Puckle
Norman Puckle is the bumbling yet well-meaning protagonist of the 1935 British comedy film "The Bulldog Breed."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sierra Leonean politician
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military leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1960s–2000s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Samuel Hinga Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| chargedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007 ⓘ |
| detainedAt | Special Court for Sierra Leone detention facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bo School
NERFINISHED
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Sierra Leone Police Training School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mende people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Chief ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Civil Defence Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamajors militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Sierra Leone Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Sierra Leone Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Chief of Defence Staff of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
organizing pro-government militias
ⓘ
role in Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of Kamajors civil defence militias ⓘ |
| occupation |
police officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | restoration of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dakar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Sierra Leone People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Minister of Defence of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
Minister of Internal Affairs of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ National Coordinator of the Civil Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Bo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Province, Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | pro-government forces in Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| supported | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinga Norman Description of subject: Hinga Norman was a prominent Sierra Leonean military and political leader best known for his key role in organizing pro-government militias during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.