Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
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Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was an Iraqi Ba'athist politician and military officer who served as President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979, overseeing a period of authoritarian rule and modernization before being succeeded by Saddam Hussein.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr canonical | 12 |
| Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr became President of Iraq | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T492489 — 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: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Context triple: [Saddam Hussein, predecessor, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr]
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A.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser was the second President of Egypt and a leading figure in Arab nationalism, known for nationalizing the Suez Canal and promoting pan-Arab unity and socialist reforms.
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B.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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C.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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D.
Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt, best known for signing the Camp David Accords with Israel and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
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E.
Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad was the long-serving president of Syria and a central figure in Arab-Israeli politics, known for his authoritarian rule and strategic role in regional diplomacy.
- 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: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Target entity description: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was an Iraqi Ba'athist politician and military officer who served as President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979, overseeing a period of authoritarian rule and modernization before being succeeded by Saddam Hussein.
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A.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser was the second President of Egypt and a leading figure in Arab nationalism, known for nationalizing the Suez Canal and promoting pan-Arab unity and socialist reforms.
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B.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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C.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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D.
Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt, best known for signing the Camp David Accords with Israel and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
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E.
Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad was the long-serving president of Syria and a central figure in Arab-Israeli politics, known for his authoritarian rule and strategic role in regional diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1914-07-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Tikrit
ⓘ
surface form:
Tikrit, Iraq
Tikrit ⓘ
surface form:
Tikrit, Ottoman Empire
|
| causeOfResignation | officially ill health ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iraq ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1982-10-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Baghdad
ⓘ
surface form:
Baghdad, Iraq
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| era |
Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'athist Iraq
|
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| familyName | al-Bakr ⓘ |
| fullName | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Ahmed ⓘ |
| governmentTypeDuringRule | authoritarian one-party state ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentEndTime | 1979-07-16 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentStartTime | 1968-07-17 ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Arab socialism ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'athism
socialism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritarian rule in Iraq
ⓘ
leading the 1968 Ba'athist coup in Iraq ⓘ modernization and state-led economic development in Iraq ⓘ serving as President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Iraqi Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| nationality | Iraqi ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1979-07-16 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1968-07-17 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1958 Iraqi coup d'état
ⓘ
surface form:
1958 Iraqi Revolution
1963 Ramadan Revolution in Iraq ⓘ 1968 17 July Revolution in Iraq ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Tikrit
ⓘ
surface form:
Tikrit, Iraq
|
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Iraq
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President of Iraq ⓘ President of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council ⓘ Prime Minister of Iraq ⓘ Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party ⓘ |
| precededBy | Abdul Rahman Arif ⓘ |
| regionGoverned |
Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Iraq
|
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| workedWith | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Description of subject: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was an Iraqi Ba'athist politician and military officer who served as President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979, overseeing a period of authoritarian rule and modernization before being succeeded by Saddam Hussein.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
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positionHeldBy
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Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
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this entity surface form:
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr became President of Iraq