Václav Nosek
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Václav Nosek was a Czechoslovak communist politician and interior minister who played a central role in consolidating Communist Party control during the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d’état.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Václav Nosek canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2336235 — 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: Václav Nosek Context triple: [Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948, keyFigure, Václav Nosek]
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A.
Vladimír Dzurilla
Vladimír Dzurilla was a legendary Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltender, widely regarded as one of the best European goalies of his era and a key figure in international competitions during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Antonín Novotný
Antonín Novotný was a Czechoslovak communist politician who served as the country’s president and First Secretary during the hardline era preceding the Prague Spring.
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C.
Karel Hermánek
Karel Hermánek is a Czech actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a role in the 1993 war drama "Stalingrad."
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D.
Václav Nedomanský
Václav Nedomanský is a legendary Czech ice hockey forward who starred internationally for Czechoslovakia before becoming one of the first major European players to successfully transition to professional hockey in North America.
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E.
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník was a prominent 19th-century Czech-born conductor and composer who became a leading figure at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, championing Russian opera and symphonic music.
- 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: Václav Nosek Target entity description: Václav Nosek was a Czechoslovak communist politician and interior minister who played a central role in consolidating Communist Party control during the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d’état.
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A.
Vladimír Dzurilla
Vladimír Dzurilla was a legendary Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltender, widely regarded as one of the best European goalies of his era and a key figure in international competitions during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Antonín Novotný
Antonín Novotný was a Czechoslovak communist politician who served as the country’s president and First Secretary during the hardline era preceding the Prague Spring.
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C.
Karel Hermánek
Karel Hermánek is a Czech actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a role in the 1993 war drama "Stalingrad."
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D.
Václav Nedomanský
Václav Nedomanský is a legendary Czech ice hockey forward who starred internationally for Czechoslovakia before becoming one of the first major European players to successfully transition to professional hockey in North America.
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E.
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník was a prominent 19th-century Czech-born conductor and composer who became a leading figure at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, championing Russian opera and symphonic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czechoslovak politician
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communist politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Czechoslovak security services
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of the Interior of Czechoslovakia
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| areaOfInfluence | law enforcement in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| causeOf | constitutional crisis preceding the 1948 Communist takeover ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| employer | Government of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| familyName | Nosek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Václav ⓘ |
| hasRole |
architect of Communist control over interior ministry
ⓘ
party loyalist within the Czechoslovak government ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
linked to:
Czechoslovak Communist Party
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| notableEvent | refusal to obey non-communist cabinet orders in early 1948 ⓘ |
| notableFor | central role in consolidating Communist Party control during the 1948 coup ⓘ |
| notableRole | key figure in Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948 ⓘ |
| notableWork | consolidation of Communist Party control over Czechoslovak police and security forces ⓘ |
| occupation |
government minister
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | member of the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1948 Czechoslovak coup d’état
ⓘ
linked to:
Czechoslovak coup d’état of 1948
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| positionHeld | Minister of the Interior of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | purges in Czechoslovak police and security apparatus ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | internal security of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| workLocation | Prague ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Václav Nosek Description of subject: Václav Nosek was a Czechoslovak communist politician and interior minister who played a central role in consolidating Communist Party control during the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d’état.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.