Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
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Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark case before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda concerning the criminal responsibility of a senior Rwandan military officer for his role in the 1994 genocide.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10170610 — 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)
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Target entity: Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994 Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora, notableFinding, Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994]
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A.
Minister of Defence of Rwanda
The Minister of Defence of Rwanda is the government official responsible for overseeing the country’s national defense policy, armed forces, and military strategy.
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B.
President of Rwanda
The President of Rwanda is the head of state and government of Rwanda, responsible for leading the executive branch, shaping national policy, and representing the country in regional and international affairs.
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C.
Vice President of Rwanda
The Vice President of Rwanda was a former senior governmental role that served as the second-highest executive office in the country’s leadership structure before being abolished in later constitutional reforms.
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D.
Government of Rwanda
The Government of Rwanda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Rwanda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and implementation of laws across the country.
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E.
Mwami of Rwanda
The Mwami of Rwanda was the traditional monarch and supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Rwanda prior to the establishment of the modern republic.
- 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: Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994 Target entity description: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark case before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda concerning the criminal responsibility of a senior Rwandan military officer for his role in the 1994 genocide.
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A.
Minister of Defence of Rwanda
The Minister of Defence of Rwanda is the government official responsible for overseeing the country’s national defense policy, armed forces, and military strategy.
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B.
President of Rwanda
The President of Rwanda is the head of state and government of Rwanda, responsible for leading the executive branch, shaping national policy, and representing the country in regional and international affairs.
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C.
Vice President of Rwanda
The Vice President of Rwanda was a former senior governmental role that served as the second-highest executive office in the country’s leadership structure before being abolished in later constitutional reforms.
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D.
Government of Rwanda
The Government of Rwanda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Rwanda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and implementation of laws across the country.
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E.
Mwami of Rwanda
The Mwami of Rwanda was the traditional monarch and supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Rwanda prior to the establishment of the modern republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ICTR case
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international criminal case ⓘ |
| appliedDoctrine |
command responsibility
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individual criminal responsibility ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | landmark case of the ICTR ⓘ |
| concernsEvent | 1994 Rwandan genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsPerson | Théoneste Bagosora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finding |
Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
NERFINISHED
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Théoneste Bagosora was a key civilian authority in Rwanda during the genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ Théoneste Bagosora was responsible for crimes committed by forces under his authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heardBy | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
crimes against humanity
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criminal responsibility for genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| party |
Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR
NERFINISHED
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Théoneste Bagosora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rwandan Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana ⓘ |
| roleOfAccused | senior Rwandan military officer ⓘ |
| significance |
addressed responsibility of senior military leadership for genocide in Rwanda
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clarified standards for command responsibility in international criminal law ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Rwandan genocide leadership responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1994 ⓘ |
| tribunalSeat | Arusha, Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994 Description of subject: Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark case before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda concerning the criminal responsibility of a senior Rwandan military officer for his role in the 1994 genocide.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
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notableFinding
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Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
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