António Guterres
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António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| António Guterres canonical | 15 |
| Guterres | 2 |
| António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17168 — 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)
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Target entity: António Guterres Context triple: [United Nations, secretaryGeneral, António Guterres]
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A.
Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay is an American political scientist and academic leader who served as the 30th president of Harvard University and the first Black person to hold the position.
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B.
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger was a German-born American diplomat and political scientist who served as U.S. National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, playing a central role in shaping Cold War foreign policy and détente.
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C.
Bill and Melinda Gates
Bill and Melinda Gates are American philanthropists best known for founding and leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest private charitable organizations focused on global health, education, and poverty alleviation.
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D.
Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
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E.
Ismail Serageldin
Ismail Serageldin is an Egyptian scholar and former vice president of the World Bank, best known as the founding director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a prominent advocate for science, development, and cultural heritage.
- 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: António Guterres Target entity description: António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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A.
Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay is an American political scientist and academic leader who served as the 30th president of Harvard University and the first Black person to hold the position.
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B.
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger was a German-born American diplomat and political scientist who served as U.S. National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, playing a central role in shaping Cold War foreign policy and détente.
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C.
Bill and Melinda Gates
Bill and Melinda Gates are American philanthropists best known for founding and leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest private charitable organizations focused on global health, education, and poverty alleviation.
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D.
Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
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E.
Ismail Serageldin
Ismail Serageldin is an Egyptian scholar and former vice president of the World Bank, best known as the founding director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a prominent advocate for science, development, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Instituto Superior Técnico
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linked to:
European polytechnic institutes
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| appointedBy |
General Assembly of the United Nations
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations General Assembly
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| awardReceived |
Charlemagne Prize
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Order of Liberty (Portugal) ⓘ Order of Prince Henry ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1949-04-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lisbon
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Portugal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Portugal ⓘ |
| familyName |
Guterres
ⓘ
linked to:
António Guterres
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| fieldOfStudy | electrical engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | António ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Council of State (Portugal)
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Socialist Party (Portugal) ⓘ |
| name |
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres
ⓘ
linked to:
António Guterres
|
| nationality | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nominatedBy |
Security Council of the United Nations
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Security Council
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| notableFor | advocacy for multilateralism and climate action ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of the United Nations during global crises including the COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
electrical engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Prime Minister of Portugal: 2002-04-06
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: 2015-12-31 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Prime Minister of Portugal: 1995-10-28
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Secretary-General of the United Nations: 2017-01-01 ⓘ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: 2005-06-15 ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Socialist Party (Portugal) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leader of the Opposition (Portugal)
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President of the Socialist International ⓘ Prime Minister of Portugal ⓘ Secretary-General of the Portuguese Socialist Party ⓘ Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ⓘ
linked to:
UNHCR
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| precededBy |
Aníbal Cavaco Silva as Prime Minister of Portugal
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Ban Ki-moon ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Catarina de Almeida Vaz Pinto
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Luceal Guterres ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Filippo Grandi as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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José Manuel Barroso as Prime Minister of Portugal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: António Guterres Description of subject: António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: António Guterres
linked to: António Guterres
subject linked to:
Partido Socialista
linked to: António Guterres