1990 Strangeways Prison riot
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The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a major prison disturbance in Manchester, England, that lasted 25 days, involved thousands of inmates, and led to significant reforms in the UK prison system.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12661354 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1990 Strangeways Prison riot Context triple: [HM Prison Manchester, knownFor, 1990 Strangeways Prison riot]
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Attica Prison uprising
The Attica Prison uprising was a major 1971 revolt by inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York that ended in a deadly state assault and became a symbol of prisoners’ rights and state violence in the United States.
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1981 Brixton riot
The 1981 Brixton riot was a major outbreak of civil unrest in south London sparked by tensions between the local Black community and the police, and it became a defining moment in modern British race relations and policing policy.
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Beacon Mental Hospital incident
The Beacon Mental Hospital incident is a catastrophic and surreal massacre at a psychiatric facility that serves as the central triggering event in the survival horror game The Evil Within.
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Palace of Justice siege
The Palace of Justice siege was a 1985 armed takeover of Colombia’s Supreme Court building by the M-19 guerrilla group, followed by a deadly military retaking that resulted in over 100 deaths and the destruction of much of the court.
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E.
Salt Riot
The Salt Riot was a major 1648 uprising in Moscow sparked by unpopular salt taxes and broader discontent with corruption and hardship during the early reign of Tsar Alexis of Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1990 Strangeways Prison riot Target entity description: The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a major prison disturbance in Manchester, England, that lasted 25 days, involved thousands of inmates, and led to significant reforms in the UK prison system.
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A.
Attica Prison uprising
The Attica Prison uprising was a major 1971 revolt by inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York that ended in a deadly state assault and became a symbol of prisoners’ rights and state violence in the United States.
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B.
1981 Brixton riot
The 1981 Brixton riot was a major outbreak of civil unrest in south London sparked by tensions between the local Black community and the police, and it became a defining moment in modern British race relations and policing policy.
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C.
Beacon Mental Hospital incident
The Beacon Mental Hospital incident is a catastrophic and surreal massacre at a psychiatric facility that serves as the central triggering event in the survival horror game The Evil Within.
-
D.
Palace of Justice siege
The Palace of Justice siege was a 1985 armed takeover of Colombia’s Supreme Court building by the M-19 guerrilla group, followed by a deadly military retaking that resulted in over 100 deaths and the destruction of much of the court.
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E.
Salt Riot
The Salt Riot was a major 1648 uprising in Moscow sparked by unpopular salt taxes and broader discontent with corruption and hardship during the early reign of Tsar Alexis of Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HM Prison Manchester