José Alexandre
E32791
José Alexandre is the birth name of Xanana Gusmão, the prominent East Timorese independence leader and statesman.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Alexandre canonical | 4 |
| Daniel Gusmão | 1 |
| Gusmão | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T251988 — 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: José Alexandre Context triple: [Xanana Gusmão, givenName, José Alexandre]
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A.
Salgueiro Maia
Salgueiro Maia was a Portuguese army captain who became one of the central leaders of the 1974 military coup that peacefully overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship.
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B.
Francisco Ramos da Costa
Francisco Ramos da Costa was a Portuguese political figure best known as one of the founders of the Socialist Party (Portugal).
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C.
Carlos César
Carlos César is a Portuguese politician who has served as a prominent leader within the Socialist Party and held key governmental roles, including President of the Regional Government of the Azores.
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D.
Simão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit priest and one of the original companions of Ignatius of Loyola who helped establish and spread the Society of Jesus in Portugal.
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E.
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.
- 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 Alexandre Target entity description: José Alexandre is the birth name of Xanana Gusmão, the prominent East Timorese independence leader and statesman.
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A.
Salgueiro Maia
Salgueiro Maia was a Portuguese army captain who became one of the central leaders of the 1974 military coup that peacefully overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship.
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B.
Francisco Ramos da Costa
Francisco Ramos da Costa was a Portuguese political figure best known as one of the founders of the Socialist Party (Portugal).
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C.
Carlos César
Carlos César is a Portuguese politician who has served as a prominent leader within the Socialist Party and held key governmental roles, including President of the Regional Government of the Azores.
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D.
Simão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit priest and one of the original companions of Ignatius of Loyola who helped establish and spread the Society of Jesus in Portugal.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
ⓘ
linked to:
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão ⓘ |
| birthNameOf | Xanana Gusmão ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
East Timor
ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
|
| dateOfBirth | 1946-06-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mambai people ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alexandre
ⓘ
José ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alexandre Gusmão
ⓘ
Daniel Gusmão ⓘ
linked to:
José Alexandre
Kay Olok Gusmão ⓘ Madalena Gusmão ⓘ Zacarias Gusmão ⓘ |
| movement |
East Timorese independence movement
ⓘ
linked to:
East Timorese War of Independence
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| notableAs |
East Timorese independence leader
ⓘ
East Timorese statesman ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership of FRETILIN armed resistance
ⓘ
role in negotiations leading to East Timor independence ⓘ |
| occupation |
guerrilla leader
ⓘ
independence activist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Laleia, Portuguese Timor ⓘ |
| politicalParty | CNRT ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Dili, East Timor
ⓘ
linked to:
Dili, Timor-Leste
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Emília Baptista
ⓘ
linked to:
Emília Baptista (former)
Kirsty Sword Gusmão ⓘ
linked to:
Kirsty Sword-Gusmão
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Alexandre Description of subject: José Alexandre is the birth name of Xanana Gusmão, the prominent East Timorese independence leader and statesman.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: José Alexandre