Hifikepunye Pohamba
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Hifikepunye Pohamba is a Namibian politician who served as the country’s second president and is recognized for his democratic leadership and good governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hifikepunye Pohamba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8933457 — 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: Hifikepunye Pohamba Context triple: [Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, notableRecipient, Hifikepunye Pohamba]
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A.
Hage Geingob
Hage Geingob was a Namibian politician who played a central role in the country’s independence movement and later served as both its prime minister and president.
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B.
Siaka Stevens
Siaka Stevens was a Sierra Leonean politician who led the country for many years, overseeing its transition to a republic and establishing a one-party state marked by authoritarian rule and corruption.
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C.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is the long-serving authoritarian president of Equatorial Guinea, known for his decades-long rule marked by human rights abuses and corruption allegations.
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D.
Sam Nujoma
Sam Nujoma is a Namibian revolutionary leader and founding president who led the country to independence and served as its first head of state.
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E.
William Ruto
William Ruto is a Kenyan politician who serves as the country’s president and has long been a prominent figure in its national politics.
- 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: Hifikepunye Pohamba Target entity description: Hifikepunye Pohamba is a Namibian politician who served as the country’s second president and is recognized for his democratic leadership and good governance.
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A.
Hage Geingob
Hage Geingob was a Namibian politician who played a central role in the country’s independence movement and later served as both its prime minister and president.
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B.
Siaka Stevens
Siaka Stevens was a Sierra Leonean politician who led the country for many years, overseeing its transition to a republic and establishing a one-party state marked by authoritarian rule and corruption.
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C.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is the long-serving authoritarian president of Equatorial Guinea, known for his decades-long rule marked by human rights abuses and corruption allegations.
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D.
Sam Nujoma
Sam Nujoma is a Namibian revolutionary leader and founding president who led the country to independence and served as its first head of state.
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E.
William Ruto
William Ruto is a Kenyan politician who serves as the country’s president and has long been a prominent figure in its national politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
NERFINISHED
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Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1935-08-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Namibia
NERFINISHED
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Ohangwena Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanghudi NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfCountryServed | Windhoek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 18 August 1935 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tanzania-based SWAPO political schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2015-03-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ovambo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pohamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hifikepunye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Government of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
African nationalism
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social democracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
democratic leadership
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good governance ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Oshiwambo ⓘ |
| livingStatus | living person ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | SWAPO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Namibian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hifikepunye Pohamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Namibian ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| office | President of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 2nd President of Namibia ⓘ |
| participantIn | Namibian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | SWAPO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia
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Minister of Home Affairs of Namibia ⓘ Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Namibia ⓘ President of Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sam Nujoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Windhoek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Penehupifo Pohamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2005-03-21 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hage Geingob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsPresidentOfNamibia | 21 March 2015 ⓘ |
| termStartAsPresidentOfNamibia | 21 March 2005 ⓘ |
| tookOffice | 2005-03-21 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Windhoek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hifikepunye Pohamba Description of subject: Hifikepunye Pohamba is a Namibian politician who served as the country’s second president and is recognized for his democratic leadership and good governance.
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