Raúl Salinas de Gortari
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Raúl Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican businessman and former government official widely known for his involvement in major corruption and criminal scandals during and after the presidency of his brother, Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raúl Salinas de Gortari canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1362742 — 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: Raúl Salinas de Gortari Context triple: [Carlos Salinas de Gortari, hasSibling, Raúl Salinas de Gortari]
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Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Carlos Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican economist and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994 and played a central role in the country’s shift toward neoliberal economic policies.
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B.
Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988, overseeing a period of severe economic crisis and initiating market-oriented reforms.
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C.
Luis de la Madrid
Luis de la Madrid is a Spanish film editor best known for his work on genre and horror films, including collaborations with director Guillermo del Toro.
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D.
President Ernesto Zedillo
President Ernesto Zedillo is a Mexican economist and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000, overseeing major economic and political reforms during a period of financial turmoil and democratic transition.
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E.
Emiliano Salinas
Emiliano Salinas is a Mexican businessman and son of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, known for his involvement in finance and controversial self-help organizations.
- 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: Raúl Salinas de Gortari Target entity description: Raúl Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican businessman and former government official widely known for his involvement in major corruption and criminal scandals during and after the presidency of his brother, Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
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A.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Carlos Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican economist and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994 and played a central role in the country’s shift toward neoliberal economic policies.
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B.
Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988, overseeing a period of severe economic crisis and initiating market-oriented reforms.
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C.
Luis de la Madrid
Luis de la Madrid is a Spanish film editor best known for his work on genre and horror films, including collaborations with director Guillermo del Toro.
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D.
President Ernesto Zedillo
President Ernesto Zedillo is a Mexican economist and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000, overseeing major economic and political reforms during a period of financial turmoil and democratic transition.
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E.
Emiliano Salinas
Emiliano Salinas is a Mexican businessman and son of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, known for his involvement in finance and controversial self-help organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican businessman
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former government official ⓘ human ⓘ political figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carlos Salinas de Gortari presidency
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Privatization era in Mexico in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| charge |
homicide of José Francisco Ruiz Massieu
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illegal enrichment ⓘ money laundering ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chapingo Autonomous University
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National Autonomous University of Mexico ⓘ |
| employer |
Mexican federal government
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linked to:
Government of Mexico
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| familyName |
Salinas
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de Gortari ⓘ
linked to:
Gortari
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| fieldOfWork |
agricultural economics
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business ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Raúl ⓘ |
| hasBankAccountsIn |
Switzerland
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| involvedIn |
international money laundering investigations
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major corruption scandals in Mexico ⓘ transfer of large sums to foreign bank accounts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
acquittal on homicide charge by Mexican courts
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conviction for homicide later overturned ⓘ conviction for illicit enrichment later annulled ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Institutional Revolutionary Party ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest in 1995 in Mexico ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accumulation of unexplained wealth
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being brother of a Mexican president ⓘ corruption scandals in Mexico ⓘ enrichment during his brother’s presidency ⓘ money laundering allegations ⓘ role in undermining public trust in Mexican institutions ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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consultant ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salinas de Gortari family
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linked to:
Salinas de Gortari
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| positionHeld |
official at CONASUPO
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official in Mexican public administration ⓘ |
| relative | Carlos Salinas de Gortari ⓘ |
| residence | Mexico City ⓘ |
| sibling | Carlos Salinas de Gortari ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on Mexican political scandals
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investigative journalism reports ⓘ media coverage on Mexican political corruption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raúl Salinas de Gortari Description of subject: Raúl Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican businessman and former government official widely known for his involvement in major corruption and criminal scandals during and after the presidency of his brother, Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
Referenced by (4)
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