Triple
T9798277
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Border War |
E237770
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cassinga raid
The Cassinga raid was a controversial 1978 South African airborne attack on a SWAPO camp in southern Angola, notable for its high civilian casualties and its impact on the course and international perception of the South African Border War.
|
E821154
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Cassinga raid | Statement: [South African Border War, significantEvent, Cassinga raid]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cassinga raid Context triple: [South African Border War, significantEvent, Cassinga raid]
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A.
Niemba ambush
The Niemba ambush was a 1960 attack in the Congo in which Irish UN peacekeepers were killed by Baluba tribesmen, marking one of the earliest and deadliest incidents for United Nations forces during the Congo Crisis.
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B.
Shangani Patrol incident
The Shangani Patrol incident was a famous 1893 battle in which a small British South Africa Company patrol was annihilated while pursuing King Lobengula during the First Matabele War in present-day Zimbabwe.
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C.
South African Border War
The South African Border War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict (c. 1966–1989) in Namibia and Angola involving South Africa, liberation movements, and foreign allies such as Cuba, centered on decolonization, apartheid, and regional power struggles in southern Africa.
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D.
Battle of Mogadishu
The Battle of Mogadishu was a 1993 urban combat engagement in Somalia between U.S.-led forces and Somali militiamen that resulted in heavy casualties and became one of the most infamous incidents of American military intervention in the post–Cold War era.
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E.
Sharpeville massacre
The Sharpeville massacre was a 1960 incident in South Africa in which police opened fire on a peaceful anti–pass laws protest, killing 69 people and marking a turning point in the struggle against apartheid.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Cassinga raid Triple: [South African Border War, significantEvent, Cassinga raid]
Generated description
The Cassinga raid was a controversial 1978 South African airborne attack on a SWAPO camp in southern Angola, notable for its high civilian casualties and its impact on the course and international perception of the South African Border War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cassinga raid Target entity description: The Cassinga raid was a controversial 1978 South African airborne attack on a SWAPO camp in southern Angola, notable for its high civilian casualties and its impact on the course and international perception of the South African Border War.
-
A.
Niemba ambush
The Niemba ambush was a 1960 attack in the Congo in which Irish UN peacekeepers were killed by Baluba tribesmen, marking one of the earliest and deadliest incidents for United Nations forces during the Congo Crisis.
-
B.
Shangani Patrol incident
The Shangani Patrol incident was a famous 1893 battle in which a small British South Africa Company patrol was annihilated while pursuing King Lobengula during the First Matabele War in present-day Zimbabwe.
-
C.
South African Border War
The South African Border War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict (c. 1966–1989) in Namibia and Angola involving South Africa, liberation movements, and foreign allies such as Cuba, centered on decolonization, apartheid, and regional power struggles in southern Africa.
-
D.
Battle of Mogadishu
The Battle of Mogadishu was a 1993 urban combat engagement in Somalia between U.S.-led forces and Somali militiamen that resulted in heavy casualties and became one of the most infamous incidents of American military intervention in the post–Cold War era.
-
E.
Sharpeville massacre
The Sharpeville massacre was a 1960 incident in South Africa in which police opened fire on a peaceful anti–pass laws protest, killing 69 people and marking a turning point in the struggle against apartheid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca84dc04488190b9c91193976c0960 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cda627cc2c81909ccc2e26751f5e85 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1c445c81481908700ffde5dd28936 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1c4c37e248190a1b10cf6d0056c02 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1c56957f8819080eca0a71c24f86a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:28 p.m.