Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia
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Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who became the country’s first woman to serve as president.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1838115 — 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: Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia Context triple: [President of Ethiopia, notableFact, Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia]
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A.
President of Ethiopia
The President of Ethiopia is the country’s ceremonial head of state, representing the nation domestically and internationally while executive power is largely exercised by the Prime Minister.
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B.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for her leadership in post-civil war reconstruction and democratic governance.
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C.
Empress Menen Asfaw
Empress Menen Asfaw was the revered consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, known for her piety, philanthropy, and influential role in modern Ethiopian history.
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D.
Ura Kidane Mehret
Ura Kidane Mehret is a historic Ethiopian Orthodox monastery on the Zege Peninsula of Lake Tana, renowned for its richly painted church interiors and ancient religious manuscripts.
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E.
Graça Machel
Graça Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian known for her advocacy on children's and women's rights and as the widow of both Mozambican President Samora Machel and South African President Nelson Mandela.
- 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: Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia Target entity description: Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who became the country’s first woman to serve as president.
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A.
President of Ethiopia
The President of Ethiopia is the country’s ceremonial head of state, representing the nation domestically and internationally while executive power is largely exercised by the Prime Minister.
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B.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for her leadership in post-civil war reconstruction and democratic governance.
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C.
Empress Menen Asfaw
Empress Menen Asfaw was the revered consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, known for her piety, philanthropy, and influential role in modern Ethiopian history.
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D.
Ura Kidane Mehret
Ura Kidane Mehret is a historic Ethiopian Orthodox monastery on the Zege Peninsula of Lake Tana, renowned for its richly painted church interiors and ancient religious manuscripts.
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E.
Graça Machel
Graça Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian known for her advocacy on children's and women's rights and as the widow of both Mozambican President Samora Machel and South African President Nelson Mandela.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| continentOfLeadershipRole | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Montpellier ⓘ |
| electedBy |
Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia
ⓘ
linked to:
Ethiopian Parliament
|
| fieldOfStudy | natural sciences ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Her Excellency ⓘ |
| isFirstFemaleHolderOfOffice | President of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for gender equality
ⓘ
support for peace and multilateralism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Amharic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Prosperity Party ⓘ |
| name | Sahle-Work Zewde ⓘ |
| nationality | Ethiopian ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first female President of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| office | President of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Addis Ababa
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mulatu Teshome ⓘ |
| previousPositionHeld |
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi
ⓘ
Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti ⓘ Ethiopian Ambassador to France ⓘ Ethiopian Ambassador to Senegal ⓘ Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union ⓘ Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations ⓘ Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Africa
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ |
| residence | Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| startTimeInOffice | 2018-10-25 ⓘ |
| title | Her Excellency ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Government of Ethiopia
ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia Description of subject: Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who became the country’s first woman to serve as president.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.