Yakubu Gowon
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Yakubu Gowon is a former Nigerian military head of state who ruled from 1966 to 1975 and played a central role during the Nigerian Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakubu Gowon canonical | 7 |
| General Yakubu Gowon | 1 |
| Yakubu Gowon administration | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3203723 — 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: Yakubu Gowon Context triple: [Yakubu Gowon Stadium, namedAfter, Yakubu Gowon]
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A.
Yakubu Dogara
Yakubu Dogara is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
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B.
Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida is a former Nigerian military ruler who seized power in a 1985 coup and governed the country through a mix of economic reforms and authoritarian control until 1993.
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C.
Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 and has been a prominent, recurrent presidential contender.
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D.
Murtala Muhammed
Murtala Muhammed was a Nigerian military general and the country’s Head of State from 1975 until his assassination in 1976, remembered for his anti-corruption stance and efforts to reform government.
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E.
Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi Tinubu is a Nigerian politician and former First Lady of Lagos State who serves as the First Lady of Nigeria and has been a prominent senator and advocate for social and women’s issues.
- 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: Yakubu Gowon Target entity description: Yakubu Gowon is a former Nigerian military head of state who ruled from 1966 to 1975 and played a central role during the Nigerian Civil War.
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A.
Yakubu Dogara
Yakubu Dogara is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
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B.
Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida is a former Nigerian military ruler who seized power in a 1985 coup and governed the country through a mix of economic reforms and authoritarian control until 1993.
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C.
Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 and has been a prominent, recurrent presidential contender.
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D.
Murtala Muhammed
Murtala Muhammed was a Nigerian military general and the country’s Head of State from 1975 until his assassination in 1976, remembered for his anti-corruption stance and efforts to reform government.
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E.
Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi Tinubu is a Nigerian politician and former First Lady of Lagos State who serves as the First Lady of Nigeria and has been a prominent senator and advocate for social and women’s issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nigerian politician
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| afterLeavingOffice | Lived in exile in the United Kingdom for several years ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
|
| cameToPowerBy | military coup d'état ⓘ |
| conflict |
Nigerian Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Biafran secession
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-10-19 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in political science ⓘ |
| education |
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Staff College, Camberley ⓘ University of Warwick ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975-07-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ngas people ⓘ |
| familyName | Gowon ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Political science ⓘ |
| founded | Nigeria Prays ⓘ |
| givenName |
Yakubu
ⓘ
linked to:
Yakubu Dogara
|
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| movement |
Nigerian military government
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Military Government of Nigeria
|
| name | Yakubu Gowon ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Declaration of the creation of 12 states in Nigeria in 1967
ⓘ
Launch of the Third National Development Plan ⓘ Post-war policy of “No victor, no vanquished” ⓘ Prosecution of the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Leadership during the Nigerian Civil War
ⓘ
Ruling Nigeria from 1966 to 1975 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of the Nigerian federal side during the Nigerian Civil War ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
soldier
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| overthrew | Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pankshin
ⓘ
Plateau State ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Head of State of Nigeria ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Nigeria ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Nigerian Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Victoria Gowon ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966-08-01 ⓘ |
| wasOverthrownBy |
Murtala Mohammed
ⓘ
linked to:
Murtala Muhammed
|
| yearsOfService | 1954–1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yakubu Gowon Description of subject: Yakubu Gowon is a former Nigerian military head of state who ruled from 1966 to 1975 and played a central role during the Nigerian Civil War.
Referenced by (9)
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