2015 Nigerian general election
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The 2015 Nigerian general election was a landmark national vote in which opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, marking Nigeria’s first peaceful transfer of power between rival parties.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12154202 — 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: 2015 Nigerian general election Context triple: [8th National Assembly (2015–2019), electionCycle, 2015 Nigerian general election]
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2023 Nigerian general election
The 2023 Nigerian general election was a nationwide vote to choose a new president, National Assembly, and other key political offices, marking a major test of Nigeria’s democracy and political transition.
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B.
2011 Nigerian presidential election
The 2011 Nigerian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent Goodluck Jonathan defeated opposition candidates, including Muhammadu Buhari, amid significant regional and religious tensions.
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C.
2003 Nigerian general election
The 2003 Nigerian general election was a nationwide poll that marked Nigeria’s second general election after the end of military rule, featuring multiple parties competing for the presidency, National Assembly, and state offices amid widespread reports of irregularities.
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D.
1999 Nigerian general election
The 1999 Nigerian general election was the landmark vote that ended years of military rule and inaugurated Nigeria’s Fourth Republic under a democratically elected civilian government.
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E.
1979 Nigerian presidential election
The 1979 Nigerian presidential election was the landmark vote that ended military rule and brought Alhaji Shehu Shagari to power as the first executive president of Nigeria’s Second 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: 2015 Nigerian general election Target entity description: The 2015 Nigerian general election was a landmark national vote in which opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, marking Nigeria’s first peaceful transfer of power between rival parties.
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A.
2023 Nigerian general election
The 2023 Nigerian general election was a nationwide vote to choose a new president, National Assembly, and other key political offices, marking a major test of Nigeria’s democracy and political transition.
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B.
2011 Nigerian presidential election
The 2011 Nigerian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent Goodluck Jonathan defeated opposition candidates, including Muhammadu Buhari, amid significant regional and religious tensions.
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C.
2003 Nigerian general election
The 2003 Nigerian general election was a nationwide poll that marked Nigeria’s second general election after the end of military rule, featuring multiple parties competing for the presidency, National Assembly, and state offices amid widespread reports of irregularities.
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D.
1999 Nigerian general election
The 1999 Nigerian general election was the landmark vote that ended years of military rule and inaugurated Nigeria’s Fourth Republic under a democratically elected civilian government.
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E.
1979 Nigerian presidential election
The 1979 Nigerian presidential election was the landmark vote that ended military rule and brought Alhaji Shehu Shagari to power as the first executive president of Nigeria’s Second Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
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