Félix Tshisekedi
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Félix Tshisekedi is a Congolese politician who has served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2019 and is a prominent leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Félix Tshisekedi canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11348520 — 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: Félix Tshisekedi Context triple: [Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officeHolderOfHeadOfState, Félix Tshisekedi]
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A.
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila is a Congolese politician who served as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019, overseeing a fragile post-war transition marked by conflict, contested elections, and efforts at reconstruction.
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B.
Ali Bongo Ondimba
Ali Bongo Ondimba is a Gabonese politician who served as President of Gabon from 2009 until his ousting in a 2023 military coup.
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C.
Isaach de Bankolé
Isaach de Bankolé is an Ivorian-French actor known for his distinctive presence in international cinema, including prominent roles in several of Jim Jarmusch’s films.
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D.
Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo
Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo is an American musician best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist for the alternative hip hop band Gym Class Heroes.
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E.
Jean-Paul Akayesu
Jean-Paul Akayesu is a former Rwandan mayor who became the first person convicted of genocide by an international court for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
- 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: Félix Tshisekedi Target entity description: Félix Tshisekedi is a Congolese politician who has served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2019 and is a prominent leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party.
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A.
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila is a Congolese politician who served as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019, overseeing a fragile post-war transition marked by conflict, contested elections, and efforts at reconstruction.
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B.
Ali Bongo Ondimba
Ali Bongo Ondimba is a Gabonese politician who served as President of Gabon from 2009 until his ousting in a 2023 military coup.
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C.
Isaach de Bankolé
Isaach de Bankolé is an Ivorian-French actor known for his distinctive presence in international cinema, including prominent roles in several of Jim Jarmusch’s films.
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D.
Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo
Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo is an American musician best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist for the alternative hip hop band Gym Class Heroes.
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E.
Jean-Paul Akayesu
Jean-Paul Akayesu is a former Rwandan mayor who became the first person convicted of genocide by an international court for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| assumedOfficeAsPresidentOfDRC | 2019-01-24 ⓘ |
| childOf | Étienne Tshisekedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-06-13 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Luba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tshisekedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Étienne Tshisekedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Félix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | several children ⓘ |
| hasRole | commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | social democracy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Lingala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Union for Democracy and Social Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Union for Democracy and Social Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Lingala ⓘ |
| notableRole | opposition leader prior to presidency ⓘ |
| notableWork | political leadership in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kinshasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Léopoldville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Union for Democracy and Social Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairperson of the African Union
ⓘ
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| precededBy | Joseph Kabila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Kinshasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palais de la Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2019-01-24 ⓘ |
| termEndAsChairpersonOfAfricanUnion | 2022-02 ⓘ |
| termStartAsChairpersonOfAfricanUnion | 2021-02 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Félix Tshisekedi Description of subject: Félix Tshisekedi is a Congolese politician who has served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2019 and is a prominent leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.