Manila massacre
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The Manila massacre was a World War II atrocity in early 1945 in which Japanese forces slaughtered tens of thousands of Filipino civilians during the Battle of Manila.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manila massacre canonical | 1 |
| Massacres in Manila 1945 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8613099 — 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.
Target entity: Manila massacre Context triple: [Sanji Iwabuchi, allegedPerpetratorOf, Manila massacre]
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Balangiga massacre
The Balangiga massacre was a 1901 surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops in the town of Balangiga, Samar, which led to brutal U.S. reprisals and became one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War.
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Banda Islands massacre
The Banda Islands massacre was a brutal 1621 campaign by the Dutch East India Company to exterminate or expel the indigenous population of the Banda Islands in order to secure a monopoly over the lucrative nutmeg trade.
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Laha massacre
The Laha massacre was a World War II war crime in which Japanese forces executed hundreds of Australian and Dutch prisoners of war on Ambon Island in 1942.
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Huế Massacre
The Huế Massacre was a mass killing of thousands of civilians and prisoners by communist forces during their occupation of the city of Huế in the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.
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Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.
The Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. was the 1983 killing of a prominent Filipino opposition leader upon his return from exile, an event that galvanized public outrage and helped spark the People Power movement against the Marcos dictatorship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Manila massacre Target entity description: The Manila massacre was a World War II atrocity in early 1945 in which Japanese forces slaughtered tens of thousands of Filipino civilians during the Battle of Manila.
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A.
Balangiga massacre
The Balangiga massacre was a 1901 surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops in the town of Balangiga, Samar, which led to brutal U.S. reprisals and became one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War.
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B.
Banda Islands massacre
The Banda Islands massacre was a brutal 1621 campaign by the Dutch East India Company to exterminate or expel the indigenous population of the Banda Islands in order to secure a monopoly over the lucrative nutmeg trade.
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C.
Laha massacre
The Laha massacre was a World War II war crime in which Japanese forces executed hundreds of Australian and Dutch prisoners of war on Ambon Island in 1942.
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D.
Huế Massacre
The Huế Massacre was a mass killing of thousands of civilians and prisoners by communist forces during their occupation of the city of Huế in the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.
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E.
Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.
The Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. was the 1983 killing of a prominent Filipino opposition leader upon his return from exile, an event that galvanized public outrage and helped spark the People Power movement against the Marcos dictatorship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II atrocity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rape of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Battle of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual remembrance ceremonies
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memorials in Manila ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| endTime | March 1945 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bayonet killings
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beheadings ⓘ burning of buildings with civilians inside ⓘ destruction of hospitals ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ indiscriminate shelling ⓘ killings in churches and convents ⓘ looting ⓘ mass executions ⓘ mass rapes ⓘ torture of civilians ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Japanese occupation of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSite |
De La Salle College Taft
NERFINISHED
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Ermita NERFINISHED ⓘ Intramuros NERFINISHED ⓘ Malate NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan de Dios Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Cruz and Binondo districts NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul’s College Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
over 100000
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tens of thousands of civilians ⓘ |
| opponent |
Philippine Commonwealth troops
NERFINISHED
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United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
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Japanese naval forces ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Manila
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humanitarian crisis ⓘ large-scale civilian casualties ⓘ postwar war-crimes trials ⓘ |
| startTime | February 1945 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
children
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elderly ⓘ hospital patients ⓘ religious personnel ⓘ women ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1945 ⓘ |
| victim | Filipino civilians ⓘ |
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Subject: Manila massacre Description of subject: The Manila massacre was a World War II atrocity in early 1945 in which Japanese forces slaughtered tens of thousands of Filipino civilians during the Battle of Manila.
Referenced by (2)
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