Bwa Kayiman
E928800
Bwa Kayiman is the Haitian Creole name for the historic Vodou ceremony held in August 1791 near Le Cap, which helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bwa Kayiman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11487100 — 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: Bwa Kayiman Context triple: [Bois Caïman, nameVariant, Bwa Kayiman]
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Madoqua
Madoqua is a genus of small African antelopes commonly known as dik-diks, characterized by their diminutive size, elongated snouts, and monogamous pair bonds.
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B.
Bamiléké
The Bamiléké are a major Central African ethnic group of Cameroon known for their rich cultural traditions, entrepreneurial spirit, and densely populated chiefdoms in the country’s western highlands.
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C.
Bakossi
The Bakossi are an indigenous Bantu-speaking people of southwestern Cameroon, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and distinctive cultural practices tied to the Bakossi Mountains.
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D.
Yambuku, Zaire
Yambuku, Zaire was a small rural village in northern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) that became historically significant as the site of the first known outbreak of Ebola virus disease in 1976.
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E.
Bamana Kingdom
The Bamana Kingdom was a powerful precolonial West African state in present-day Mali, known for its military strength, rich agricultural base, and influential role in regional trade and culture from the 17th to 19th centuries.
- 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: Bwa Kayiman Target entity description: Bwa Kayiman is the Haitian Creole name for the historic Vodou ceremony held in August 1791 near Le Cap, which helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
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A.
Madoqua
Madoqua is a genus of small African antelopes commonly known as dik-diks, characterized by their diminutive size, elongated snouts, and monogamous pair bonds.
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B.
Bamiléké
The Bamiléké are a major Central African ethnic group of Cameroon known for their rich cultural traditions, entrepreneurial spirit, and densely populated chiefdoms in the country’s western highlands.
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C.
Bakossi
The Bakossi are an indigenous Bantu-speaking people of southwestern Cameroon, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and distinctive cultural practices tied to the Bakossi Mountains.
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D.
Yambuku, Zaire
Yambuku, Zaire was a small rural village in northern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) that became historically significant as the site of the first known outbreak of Ebola virus disease in 1976.
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E.
Bamana Kingdom
The Bamana Kingdom was a powerful precolonial West African state in present-day Mali, known for its military strength, rich agricultural base, and influential role in regional trade and culture from the 17th to 19th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodou ceremony
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historical event ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
blood oath ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Cap‑Français NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroups |
Fon people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Haitian national history ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | anniversaries of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | August 1791 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th‑century historical accounts
ⓘ
Haitian oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryFigure |
Cécile Fatiman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutty Boukman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Bois Caïman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
initiation of slave uprising in northern Saint-Domingue
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outbreak of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective liberation
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religion and revolution ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| location |
Northern plain of Saint-Domingue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Le Cap ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Vodou priests
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ maroons ⓘ |
| month | August ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| partOf | Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCity | Cap‑Haïtien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
planning of coordinated slave revolt
ⓘ
spiritual consecration of rebellion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Afro‑Caribbean religion
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Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Haitian independence ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Haitian Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
slave uprisings of August 1791 ⓘ |
| religion | Haitian Vodou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
foundational event in Haitian national memory
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key event in the history of slave resistance in the Americas ⓘ symbolic beginning of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| year | 1791 ⓘ |
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