Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor
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Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a former Liberian warlord and politician who served as President of Liberia and was later convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the Sierra Leone Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9982511 — 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: Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor Context triple: [Charles Taylor, fullName, Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor]
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A.
Charles Wood Taylor
Charles Wood Taylor was a British-born artist and designer best known for creating the modern coat of arms of Chile in the 19th century.
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B.
Kofi Burbridge
Kofi Burbridge was an American multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the longtime keyboardist and flutist for the Tedeschi Trucks Band and the Derek Trucks Band.
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C.
Xavier Swinton Byrne
Xavier Swinton Byrne is a British actor best known for his lead role in Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical film "The Souvenir."
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D.
Kenyatta Matthews
Kenyatta Matthews is the wife of American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, known for her private life outside of his public literary career.
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E.
Robert Barisford Brown
Robert Barisford Brown is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and dancer best known as a member of New Edition and for his successful solo career in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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: Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor Target entity description: Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a former Liberian warlord and politician who served as President of Liberia and was later convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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A.
Charles Wood Taylor
Charles Wood Taylor was a British-born artist and designer best known for creating the modern coat of arms of Chile in the 19th century.
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B.
Kofi Burbridge
Kofi Burbridge was an American multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the longtime keyboardist and flutist for the Tedeschi Trucks Band and the Derek Trucks Band.
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C.
Xavier Swinton Byrne
Xavier Swinton Byrne is a British actor best known for his lead role in Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical film "The Souvenir."
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D.
Kenyatta Matthews
Kenyatta Matthews is the wife of American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, known for her private life outside of his public literary career.
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E.
Robert Barisford Brown
Robert Barisford Brown is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and dancer best known as a member of New Edition and for his successful solo career in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former president
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Charles Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| convictedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| convictionPenalty | 50 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-01-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bentley College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bentley University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Americo-Liberian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exileLocation | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extraditedTo |
Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | National Patriotic Front of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | National Patriotic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
First Liberian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Liberian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first former African head of state convicted by an international tribunal since the Nuremberg Trials
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role in the First Liberian Civil War ⓘ role in the Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
rebel leader ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2003-08-11 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1997-08-02 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
HM Prison Frankland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Liberia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ruth Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | resignation from the presidency of Liberia in 2003 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Moses Blah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialHeldIn | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialOrganizedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor Description of subject: Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a former Liberian warlord and politician who served as President of Liberia and was later convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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