Višegrad massacres
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The Višegrad massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed primarily against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Višegrad during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Višegrad massacres canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2291445 — 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: Višegrad massacres Context triple: [Chetniks, notableEvent, Višegrad massacres]
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A.
Račak massacre
The Račak massacre was a 1999 killing of ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Račak in Kosovo by Serbian security forces, widely seen as a pivotal atrocity that galvanized international support for NATO intervention.
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B.
Foča massacres
The Foča massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Foča during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
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C.
Srebrenica genocide
The Srebrenica genocide was the July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War, recognized as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
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D.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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E.
Ležáky massacre
The Ležáky massacre was a World War II Nazi reprisal in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, where the village of Ležáky was destroyed and its inhabitants were executed or deported following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
- 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: Višegrad massacres Target entity description: The Višegrad massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed primarily against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Višegrad during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
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A.
Račak massacre
The Račak massacre was a 1999 killing of ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Račak in Kosovo by Serbian security forces, widely seen as a pivotal atrocity that galvanized international support for NATO intervention.
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B.
Foča massacres
The Foča massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Foča during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
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C.
Srebrenica genocide
The Srebrenica genocide was the July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War, recognized as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
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D.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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E.
Ležáky massacre
The Ležáky massacre was a World War II Nazi reprisal in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, where the village of Ležáky was destroyed and its inhabitants were executed or deported following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
mass killing ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | massacres in Višegrad ⓘ |
| armedConflictSide |
Republika Srpska forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Republika Srpska
|
| conflict | Bosnian War ⓘ |
| context | breakup of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| country | Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| endTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims | over 2,000 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bikavac fire
ⓘ
Pionirska Street fire ⓘ destruction of property ⓘ expulsion of Bosniak population ⓘ forced disappearances ⓘ mass executions at the Drina River ⓘ rape and sexual violence ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| legalClassification | crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| location |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Višegrad ⓘ |
| method |
burning victims alive
ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ shooting ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| motive | ethnic cleansing ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
|
| partOf |
ethnic cleansing in eastern Bosnia
ⓘ
ethnic cleansing of Bosniaks ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Army of Republika Srpska
ⓘ
Bosnian Serb forces ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Republika Srpska
paramilitary units ⓘ |
| primaryPerpetratorEthnicity |
Bosnian Serbs
ⓘ
linked to:
Serbs
|
| primaryVictimReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| region | eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Foča massacres
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Prijedor massacres ⓘ Srebrenica genocide ⓘ |
| result | near-total expulsion of Bosniaks from Višegrad ⓘ |
| startTime | 1992 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Bosniaks ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| typeOfAtrocity |
ethnically motivated violence
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mass atrocity ⓘ |
| victim |
Bosniak civilians
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Bosnian Muslims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Višegrad massacres Description of subject: The Višegrad massacres were a series of mass killings and atrocities committed primarily against Bosniak civilians in and around the town of Višegrad during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
Referenced by (3)
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