Idriss Déby
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Idriss Déby was a longtime Chadian military officer and president who came to power in 1990 and became a key regional strongman involved in numerous conflicts in Central and North Africa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idriss Déby canonical | 2 |
| Idriss Déby government | 1 |
| Idriss Déby presidency | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9193303 — 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: Idriss Déby Context triple: [Aouzou Strip, conflictInvolvedLeader, Idriss Déby]
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A.
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019.
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B.
Goukouni Oueddei
Goukouni Oueddei is a Chadian political and military leader who served as President of Chad in the early 1980s and played a key role in the country’s civil conflicts and relations with Libya.
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C.
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassan Gouled Aptidon was a Djiboutian statesman who led the country to independence and served as its founding president for over two decades.
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D.
Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who served as President of Niger from 2011 to 2021 and is recognized for his democratic leadership and governance reforms.
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E.
Miftah Muhammed K'eba
Miftah Muhammed K'eba is a Libyan political figure who served in a top leadership role within the country's ruling party structure under Muammar Gaddafi.
- 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: Idriss Déby Target entity description: Idriss Déby was a longtime Chadian military officer and president who came to power in 1990 and became a key regional strongman involved in numerous conflicts in Central and North Africa.
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A.
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019.
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B.
Goukouni Oueddei
Goukouni Oueddei is a Chadian political and military leader who served as President of Chad in the early 1980s and played a key role in the country’s civil conflicts and relations with Libya.
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C.
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassan Gouled Aptidon was a Djiboutian statesman who led the country to independence and served as its founding president for over two decades.
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D.
Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who served as President of Niger from 2011 to 2021 and is recognized for his democratic leadership and governance reforms.
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E.
Miftah Muhammed K'eba
Miftah Muhammed K'eba is a Libyan political figure who served in a top leadership role within the country's ruling party structure under Muammar Gaddafi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
France
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | combat wounds ⓘ |
| child | Mahamat Idriss Déby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-06-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-20 ⓘ |
| diedWhileInOffice | true ⓘ |
| education |
Officers’ School in N’Djamena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
École de l’Air (French Air Force school) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2021-04-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zaghawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Déby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Patriotic Salvation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Idriss Déby Itno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Idriss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledOrganization | Chadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthOfPresidency | about 30 years ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Patriotic Salvation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguageName | إدريس ديبي NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | at least 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Boko Haram insurgency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chadian–Libyan conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Mali conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Fada, Ennedi, Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fada, French Equatorial Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near N’Djamena, Chad ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hissène Habré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Hinda Déby Itno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990-12-02 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Mahamat Idriss Déby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | French military operations in the Sahel ⓘ |
| wasInOfficeDuring |
Boko Haram conflict in the Lake Chad Basin
NERFINISHED
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Central African Republic Civil War (2012–2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ Darfur conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ First Sudanese Civil War spillover in Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Idriss Déby Description of subject: Idriss Déby was a longtime Chadian military officer and president who came to power in 1990 and became a key regional strongman involved in numerous conflicts in Central and North Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Idriss Déby government
this entity surface form:
Idriss Déby presidency