Lothar de Maizière
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Lothar de Maizière was the last and only democratically elected prime minister of East Germany, overseeing the country’s transition toward reunification with West Germany in 1990.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lothar de Maizière canonical | 7 |
| Lothar de Maizière (as Prime Minister presiding over multiple deputies) | 1 |
| de Maizière | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1814311 — 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: Lothar de Maizière Context triple: [Hans Modrow, successor, Lothar de Maizière]
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A.
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005.
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B.
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a prominent German liberal politician who served for many years as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, playing a key role in German reunification and European diplomacy.
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C.
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl was a long-serving German chancellor best known for overseeing German reunification and shaping the early course of the European Union.
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D.
Peter Kohl
Peter Kohl is a German businessman and author best known as the son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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E.
Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl was a German aviation pioneer best known for co-piloting the first successful east-to-west non-stop transatlantic flight in 1928.
- 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: Lothar de Maizière Target entity description: Lothar de Maizière was the last and only democratically elected prime minister of East Germany, overseeing the country’s transition toward reunification with West Germany in 1990.
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A.
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005.
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B.
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a prominent German liberal politician who served for many years as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, playing a key role in German reunification and European diplomacy.
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C.
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl was a long-serving German chancellor best known for overseeing German reunification and shaping the early course of the European Union.
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D.
Peter Kohl
Peter Kohl is a German businessman and author best known as the son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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E.
Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl was a German aviation pioneer best known for co-piloting the first successful east-to-west non-stop transatlantic flight in 1928.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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lawyer ⓘ musician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-03-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Germany
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Nordhausen ⓘ Thuringia ⓘ |
| coalitionPartner |
German Social Union
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Social Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Democratic Republic
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linked to:
East Germany
Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1990 East German general election ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990-10-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Huguenot descent ⓘ |
| familyName |
de Maizière
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linked to:
Lothar de Maizière
|
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| givenName | Lothar ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf |
German Democratic Republic
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linked to:
East Germany
|
| honorificTitle | Dr. jur. ⓘ |
| instrument | viola ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bundestag
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Volkskammer ⓘ |
| name | Lothar de Maizière ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last Prime Minister of East Germany
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being the only democratically elected Prime Minister of East Germany ⓘ overseeing German reunification negotiations in 1990 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ violist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | German reunification ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
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linked to:
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ministerpräsident der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
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Prime Minister of East Germany ⓘ |
| relative |
Thomas de Maizière
ⓘ
Ulrich de Maizière ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| residence | Berlin ⓘ |
| signed |
Unification Treaty (1990)
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linked to:
Einigungsvertrag
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| startTime | 1990-04-12 ⓘ |
| workedAs |
church lawyer
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orchestra musician ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lothar de Maizière Description of subject: Lothar de Maizière was the last and only democratically elected prime minister of East Germany, overseeing the country’s transition toward reunification with West Germany in 1990.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lothar de Maizière
Deputy Prime Minister of East Germany
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officeHeldBy
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Lothar de Maizière (as Prime Minister presiding over multiple deputies)
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linked to: Lothar de Maizière