Fatou Bensouda
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Fatou Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer and international criminal law expert who served as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2012 to 2021.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fatou Bensouda canonical | 6 |
| Fatou Bom Bensouda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T552054 — 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: Fatou Bensouda Context triple: [Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, hasProsecutor, Fatou Bensouda]
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A.
Luceal Guterres
Luceal Guterres is the wife of António Guterres, the Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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B.
Harold Hongju Koh
Harold Hongju Koh is a prominent American legal scholar and former U.S. State Department legal adviser known for his work in international law and human rights.
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C.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist and global development expert who became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization.
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D.
Samantha Power
Samantha Power is an Irish-American diplomat, academic, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, renowned for her work on human rights and genocide.
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E.
Irene Khan
Irene Khan is a Bangladeshi human rights advocate and former Secretary-General of Amnesty International, recognized globally for her work on justice, poverty, and women's rights.
- 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: Fatou Bensouda Target entity description: Fatou Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer and international criminal law expert who served as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2012 to 2021.
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A.
Luceal Guterres
Luceal Guterres is the wife of António Guterres, the Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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B.
Harold Hongju Koh
Harold Hongju Koh is a prominent American legal scholar and former U.S. State Department legal adviser known for his work in international law and human rights.
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C.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist and global development expert who became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization.
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D.
Samantha Power
Samantha Power is an Irish-American diplomat, academic, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, renowned for her work on human rights and genocide.
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E.
Irene Khan
Irene Khan is a Bangladeshi human rights advocate and former Secretary-General of Amnesty International, recognized globally for her work on justice, poverty, and women's rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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international civil servant ⓘ lawyer ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| areaOfSpecialization |
international criminal law
ⓘ
maritime law ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary Doctorate from Vrije Universiteit Brussel
ⓘ
World Peace Through Law Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Gambia
ⓘ
linked to:
The Gambia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1961-01-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
International Maritime Law Institute
ⓘ
Nigerian Law School ⓘ University of Ife ⓘ
linked to:
Obafemi Awolowo University
|
| employer | International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| endTime |
2021-06-15
ⓘ
as ICC Chief Prosecutor: 2021 ⓘ |
| familyName | Bensouda ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights law
ⓘ
international criminal law ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Fatou ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOn |
Côte d’Ivoire situation at the ICC
ⓘ
Darfur situation at the ICC ⓘ
linked to:
Darfur conflict
Kenya post-election violence cases at the ICC ⓘ Libya situation at the ICC ⓘ Mali situation at the ICC ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| name | Fatou Bensouda ⓘ |
| nationality | Gambian ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| notableRole | first African woman to serve as ICC Chief Prosecutor ⓘ |
| notableWork | prosecutions before the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Banjul ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of the Gambia
ⓘ
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ Minister of Justice of the Gambia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luis Moreno Ocampo ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startTime |
2012-06-15
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as ICC Chief Prosecutor: 2012 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Karim Ahmad Khan ⓘ |
| workLocation | The Hague ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fatou Bensouda Description of subject: Fatou Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer and international criminal law expert who served as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2012 to 2021.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fatou Bensouda