Mladen Markač
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Mladen Markač is a Croatian general and former commander of special police forces, known for his prominent role in the Croatian War of Independence and subsequent war crimes proceedings at the ICTY.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mladen Markač canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7086480 — 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: Mladen Markač Context triple: [Operation Storm, commander, Mladen Markač]
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A.
Mirko Marjanović
Mirko Marjanović was a Serbian politician and businessman who served as prime minister during the 1990s under Slobodan Milošević’s rule.
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B.
Milan Gorkić
Milan Gorkić was a Yugoslav communist politician and revolutionary who led the Communist Party of Yugoslavia during the interwar period before falling victim to Stalin’s Great Purge.
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C.
Milan Ružić
Milan Ružić is a Serbian professional footballer known for playing as a midfielder in the Yugoslav First League during the late 20th century.
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D.
Igor Štimac
Igor Štimac is a former Croatian international footballer and manager, best known as a commanding central defender who played in the English Premier League and later coached the Croatian national team.
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E.
Branko Zebec
Branko Zebec was a renowned Yugoslav football player and manager, best known for his tactical discipline and successful coaching stints with top European clubs in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Mladen Markač Target entity description: Mladen Markač is a Croatian general and former commander of special police forces, known for his prominent role in the Croatian War of Independence and subsequent war crimes proceedings at the ICTY.
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A.
Mirko Marjanović
Mirko Marjanović was a Serbian politician and businessman who served as prime minister during the 1990s under Slobodan Milošević’s rule.
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B.
Milan Gorkić
Milan Gorkić was a Yugoslav communist politician and revolutionary who led the Communist Party of Yugoslavia during the interwar period before falling victim to Stalin’s Great Purge.
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C.
Milan Ružić
Milan Ružić is a Serbian professional footballer known for playing as a midfielder in the Yugoslav First League during the late 20th century.
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D.
Igor Štimac
Igor Štimac is a former Croatian international footballer and manager, best known as a commanding central defender who played in the English Premier League and later coached the Croatian national team.
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E.
Branko Zebec
Branko Zebec was a renowned Yugoslav football player and manager, best known for his tactical discipline and successful coaching stints with top European clubs in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Croatian general
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ person acquitted of war crimes ⓘ police officer ⓘ |
| acquittedBy | ICTY Appeals Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Ban Jelačić
NERFINISHED
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Order of Duke Domagoj NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Croatian Interlace NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Croatian Trefoil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| chargedBy | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDefendant |
Ante Gotovina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Čermak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedInFirstInstance | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfAppealJudgment | 2012-11-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstInstanceJudgment | 2011-04-15 ⓘ |
| defendantIn | ICTY case Prosecutor v. Gotovina et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ministry of the Interior of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Croats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Croatian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | acquitted on appeal ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Croatian special police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
colonel general
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general ⓘ |
| name | Mladen Markač NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Croatian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest and transfer to ICTY custody
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release following ICTY acquittal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in Croatian special police operations during the Croatian War of Independence
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war crimes proceedings at the ICTY related to Operation Storm ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Croatian special police during Operation Storm ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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police officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Đurđevac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the Croatian special police ⓘ |
| residence | Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mladen Markač Description of subject: Mladen Markač is a Croatian general and former commander of special police forces, known for his prominent role in the Croatian War of Independence and subsequent war crimes proceedings at the ICTY.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.