Dawda Jawara
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Dawda Jawara was a Gambian statesman who led the country to independence and served for decades as its first president.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dawda Jawara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9023846 — 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: Dawda Jawara Context triple: [President of The Gambia, firstOfficeHolder, Dawda Jawara]
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A.
Alhaji Kromah
Alhaji Kromah was a prominent Liberian warlord and political figure who led the ULIMO-K faction during the First Liberian Civil War.
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B.
Ahmed Sékou Touré
Ahmed Sékou Touré was a Guinean nationalist leader and the country’s first president, known for his staunch anti-colonial stance, pan-Africanist ideology, and authoritarian rule.
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C.
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was the president of Sierra Leone who led the country through the end of its civil war and oversaw its post-conflict reconstruction and democratic transition.
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D.
Modibo Keïta
Modibo Keïta was the first President of Mali, a leading figure in African independence movements, and a prominent proponent of African socialism.
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E.
Alhaji Shehu Idris
Alhaji Shehu Idris was a prominent Nigerian traditional ruler and long-serving Emir of Zazzau who also held notable ceremonial roles in higher education.
- 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: Dawda Jawara Target entity description: Dawda Jawara was a Gambian statesman who led the country to independence and served for decades as its first president.
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A.
Alhaji Kromah
Alhaji Kromah was a prominent Liberian warlord and political figure who led the ULIMO-K faction during the First Liberian Civil War.
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B.
Ahmed Sékou Touré
Ahmed Sékou Touré was a Guinean nationalist leader and the country’s first president, known for his staunch anti-colonial stance, pan-Africanist ideology, and authoritarian rule.
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C.
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was the president of Sierra Leone who led the country through the end of its civil war and oversaw its post-conflict reconstruction and democratic transition.
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D.
Modibo Keïta
Modibo Keïta was the first President of Mali, a leading figure in African independence movements, and a prominent proponent of African socialism.
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E.
Alhaji Shehu Idris
Alhaji Shehu Idris was a prominent Nigerian traditional ruler and long-serving Emir of Zazzau who also held notable ceremonial roles in higher education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Republic of The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Gambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coupLeaderOpposedBy | Yahya Jammeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-05-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-08-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Achimota School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Veterinary College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Dawda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| headOfStateEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kairaba: Autobiography of Dawda Jawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
veterinary surgeon ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of The Gambia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Barajally
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacCarthy Island Division NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Banjul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fajara NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of The Gambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister of The Gambia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Banjul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
led The Gambia to independence from the United Kingdom
ⓘ
overthrown in a military coup in 1994 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cheshire Jawara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neneh Jawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dawda Jawara Description of subject: Dawda Jawara was a Gambian statesman who led the country to independence and served for decades as its first president.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.