Artur da Costa e Silva
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Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian army marshal and the country’s second military president, who ruled from 1967 to 1969 during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Artur da Costa e Silva canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10029204 — 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: Artur da Costa e Silva Context triple: [Rio–Niterói Bridge, namedAfter, Artur da Costa e Silva]
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A.
António de Oliveira Chaves
António de Oliveira Chaves is a notable individual distinguished by his association with the surname Chaves.
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B.
Juscelino Kubitschek
Juscelino Kubitschek was a Brazilian physician and politician who served as President of Brazil (1956–1961) and is best known for overseeing the construction of the modernist capital Brasília.
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C.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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D.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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E.
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente is a mid-sized city in western São Paulo state, Brazil, known as a regional hub for commerce, education, and services.
- 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: Artur da Costa e Silva Target entity description: Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian army marshal and the country’s second military president, who ruled from 1967 to 1969 during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
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A.
António de Oliveira Chaves
António de Oliveira Chaves is a notable individual distinguished by his association with the surname Chaves.
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B.
Juscelino Kubitschek
Juscelino Kubitschek was a Brazilian physician and politician who served as President of Brazil (1956–1961) and is best known for overseeing the construction of the modernist capital Brasília.
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C.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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D.
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.
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E.
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente is a mid-sized city in western São Paulo state, Brazil, known as a regional hub for commerce, education, and services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian military officer
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President of Brazil ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| conflict | Brazilian military dictatorship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-12-17 ⓘ |
| education | Military School of Porto Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1969-08-31 ⓘ |
| familyName | da Costa e Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Artur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
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authoritarianism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
censorship of the press and arts
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closure of the National Congress in 1968 ⓘ increased repression of political opposition ⓘ suspension of habeas corpus for political crimes ⓘ |
| memberOf | Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | marshal ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
AI-5 decree in 1968
NERFINISHED
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closure of the Brazilian Congress in December 1968 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Institutional Act Number Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| officeEndAsPresidentOfBrazil | 1969-08-31 ⓘ |
| officeStartAsPresidentOfBrazil | 1967-03-15 ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | second military president of Brazil ⓘ |
| partOf | Brazilian military dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of War of Brazil
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President of Brazil ⓘ |
| precededBy | Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForLeavingOffice | incapacitation due to stroke ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Brasília, Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signed | Institutional Act Number Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Iolanda Barbosa Costa e Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1967-03-15 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
NERFINISHED
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military junta of 1969 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Artur da Costa e Silva Description of subject: Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian army marshal and the country’s second military president, who ruled from 1967 to 1969 during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.