Malta Summit
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The Malta Summit was a pivotal 1989 meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that symbolically marked the end of the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1989 Malta Summit | 1 |
| Malta Summit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1744413 — 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: Malta Summit Context triple: [George H. W. Bush–Gorbachev summits, notableMeeting, Malta Summit]
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A.
Madrid Conference of 1991
The Madrid Conference of 1991 was a landmark U.S.- and Soviet-sponsored peace conference that for the first time brought together Israel, Arab states, and Palestinian representatives for direct negotiations aimed at resolving the Arab–Israeli conflict.
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B.
1969 Rabat Summit
The 1969 Rabat Summit was a landmark gathering of Muslim-majority nations in Rabat, Morocco, that led to the creation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation as a collective voice for the Islamic world.
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C.
Veintimilla summit
Veintimilla summit is a prominent secondary peak on Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, often used as an intermediate or alternative high point for climbers.
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D.
San Remo Conference
The San Remo Conference was a 1920 meeting of the Allied Powers after World War I that determined the postwar division of former Ottoman territories, including assigning Britain the mandate over Palestine.
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E.
Ibero-American Summit
The Ibero-American Summit is a regular meeting of heads of state and government from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in Europe and the Americas, focused on political dialogue, cooperation, and cultural ties.
- 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: Malta Summit Target entity description: The Malta Summit was a pivotal 1989 meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that symbolically marked the end of the Cold War.
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A.
Madrid Conference of 1991
The Madrid Conference of 1991 was a landmark U.S.- and Soviet-sponsored peace conference that for the first time brought together Israel, Arab states, and Palestinian representatives for direct negotiations aimed at resolving the Arab–Israeli conflict.
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B.
1969 Rabat Summit
The 1969 Rabat Summit was a landmark gathering of Muslim-majority nations in Rabat, Morocco, that led to the creation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation as a collective voice for the Islamic world.
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C.
Veintimilla summit
Veintimilla summit is a prominent secondary peak on Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, often used as an intermediate or alternative high point for climbers.
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D.
San Remo Conference
The San Remo Conference was a 1920 meeting of the Allied Powers after World War I that determined the postwar division of former Ottoman territories, including assigning Britain the mandate over Palestine.
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E.
Ibero-American Summit
The Ibero-American Summit is a regular meeting of heads of state and government from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in Europe and the Americas, focused on political dialogue, cooperation, and cultural ties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic summit
ⓘ
international conference ⓘ |
| chairperson |
George H. W. Bush
ⓘ
Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Cold War historiography
ⓘ
contemporary news reports ⓘ |
| diplomaticOutcome |
improved U.S.–Soviet relations
ⓘ
political commitment to end Cold War rivalry ⓘ |
| diplomaticProcess |
Cold War détente
ⓘ
linked to:
Detente
|
| endDate | 1989-12-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Paris Charter for a New Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
Charter of Paris for a New Europe
|
| follows |
Moscow Summit (1988)
ⓘ
linked to:
Reagan–Gorbachev summits
Reykjavik Summit ⓘ
linked to:
Reagan–Gorbachev summits
|
| hasEffect | symbolically marked the end of the Cold War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Cold War ⓘ |
| hostedOn |
Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky
ⓘ
U.S. warship USS Belknap ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| location | off the coast of Malta ⓘ |
| participant |
George H. W. Bush
ⓘ
Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| pointInTime | December 1989 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Eastern Bloc revolutions of 1989
ⓘ
linked to:
Revolutions of 1989
fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| significantEvent | end of the Cold War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1989-12-02 ⓘ |
| statement |
Bush and Gorbachev declared that the era of U.S.–Soviet confrontation was over
ⓘ
linked to:
George H. W. Bush–Gorbachev summits
|
| topic |
European security
ⓘ
German reunification context ⓘ U.S.–Soviet relations ⓘ economic cooperation ⓘ end of East–West confrontation ⓘ strategic arms control ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | rough seas and stormy weather ⓘ |
| year | 1989 ⓘ |
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Subject: Malta Summit Description of subject: The Malta Summit was a pivotal 1989 meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that symbolically marked the end of the Cold War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky
linked to: Malta Summit