José Ramos-Horta
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José Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key leader in his country’s struggle for independence who later served as president of Timor-Leste.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Ramos-Horta canonical | 18 |
| Ramos-Horta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Ramos-Horta Context triple: [National Council of Timorese Resistance, vicePresident, José Ramos-Horta]
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A.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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B.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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C.
Zacarias Gusmão
Zacarias Gusmão is a prominent East Timorese independence leader and politician who became the country’s first president after its independence.
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D.
João Lourenço
João Lourenço is an Angolan politician and former defense minister who has served as the country's president since 2017.
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E.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
- 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: José Ramos-Horta Target entity description: José Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key leader in his country’s struggle for independence who later served as president of Timor-Leste.
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A.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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B.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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C.
Zacarias Gusmão
Zacarias Gusmão is a prominent East Timorese independence leader and politician who became the country’s first president after its independence.
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D.
João Lourenço
João Lourenço is an Angolan politician and former defense minister who has served as the country's president since 2017.
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E.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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diplomat ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty
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Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ Nobel Prize ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Peace Prize
Order of Liberty ⓘ Sydney Peace Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Portugal
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Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-12-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The Hague Academy of International Law
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linked to:
Hague Academy of International Law
University of New South Wales ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Timorese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ramos-Horta
ⓘ
linked to:
José Ramos-Horta
|
| givenName | José ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
journalist
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university lecturer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
East Timor independence diplomacy at the United Nations
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advocacy for human rights ⓘ struggle for independence of East Timor ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ Tetum ⓘ |
| movement | East Timorese independence movement ⓘ |
| name | José Ramos-Horta ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Peace ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
President of Timor-Leste, 2012
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Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, 2007 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
President of Timor-Leste, 2007
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President of Timor-Leste, 2022 ⓘ Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, 2006 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
United Nations General Assembly debates on East Timor
ⓘ
linked to:
UN General Assembly Resolution 3485
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| placeOfBirth |
Dili
ⓘ
Portuguese Timor ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
|
| politicalAlignment | pro-independence for Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Timor (in exile)
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste ⓘ President of Timor-Leste ⓘ Prime Minister of Timor-Leste ⓘ United Nations Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Dili ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
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linked to:
Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
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Subject: José Ramos-Horta Description of subject: José Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and key leader in his country’s struggle for independence who later served as president of Timor-Leste.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: José Ramos-Horta
subject linked to:
Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
subject linked to:
President of the Republic