Laurent-Désiré Kabila
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Laurent-Désiré Kabila was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997 after overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko and led the country during the early years of the Second Congo War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laurent-Désiré Kabila canonical | 10 |
| Kabila | 1 |
| Zairian government of Mobutu Sese Seko | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2456606 — 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: Laurent-Désiré Kabila Context triple: [Second Congo War, keyLeaderOnOneSide, Laurent-Désiré Kabila]
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Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is a Congolese militia leader who became the first person ever convicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes related to the use of child soldiers.
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Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for his anti-colonial stance and assassination in 1961.
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Inshuti Mu Buzima
Inshuti Mu Buzima is the Rwandan branch of Partners In Health, working with the government to strengthen the health system and deliver high-quality care in rural communities.
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D.
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame is the long-serving president of Rwanda, known for leading the country’s post-genocide reconstruction and economic development amid significant controversy over his authoritarian governance.
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Goukouni Oueddei
Goukouni Oueddei is a Chadian political and military leader who served as President of Chad in the early 1980s and played a key role in the country’s civil conflicts and relations with Libya.
- 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: Laurent-Désiré Kabila Target entity description: Laurent-Désiré Kabila was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997 after overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko and led the country during the early years of the Second Congo War.
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A.
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is a Congolese militia leader who became the first person ever convicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes related to the use of child soldiers.
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B.
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for his anti-colonial stance and assassination in 1961.
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C.
Inshuti Mu Buzima
Inshuti Mu Buzima is the Rwandan branch of Partners In Health, working with the government to strengthen the health system and deliver high-quality care in rural communities.
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D.
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame is the long-serving president of Rwanda, known for leading the country’s post-genocide reconstruction and economic development amid significant controversy over his authoritarian governance.
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E.
Goukouni Oueddei
Goukouni Oueddei is a Chadian political and military leader who served as President of Chad in the early 1980s and played a key role in the country’s civil conflicts and relations with Libya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laurent-Désiré Kabila Description of subject: Laurent-Désiré Kabila was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997 after overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko and led the country during the early years of the Second Congo War.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
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overthrew
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Zairian government of Mobutu Sese Seko
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linked to: Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
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formedBy
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Laurent-Désiré Kabila
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Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
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installedAsPresident
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Laurent-Désiré Kabila
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