Reynaldo Bignone

E709937

Argentine Army general head of state human politician

Reynaldo Bignone was an Argentine Army general who served as the last de facto president of Argentina’s military dictatorship before the return to democracy in 1983.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Reynaldo Bignone canonical	4
Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone	1
Reynaldo Benito Bignone	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8105783 — 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: Reynaldo Bignone
Context triple: [Raúl Alfonsín, precededBy, Reynaldo Bignone]

A. Esteban Agustín Gascón
Esteban Agustín Gascón was an Argentine lawyer and politician who played a significant role in the early independence period of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
B. López Rivera
López Rivera is the compound Spanish surname most notably associated with Puerto Rican activist Oscar López Rivera.
C. Juan Uriagereka
Juan Uriagereka is a Spanish-American linguist known for his influential work in generative syntax and contributions to the development and exposition of Chomsky’s Minimalist Program.
D. Jorge Azcón
Jorge Azcón is a Spanish politician from the People's Party who has served as president of the autonomous community of Aragon and was previously mayor of Zaragoza.
E. Luis Mandoki
Luis Mandoki is a Mexican film director known for both Spanish- and English-language dramas, including acclaimed works such as "Gaby: A True Story" and "Innocent Voices."
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: Reynaldo Bignone
Target entity description: Reynaldo Bignone was an Argentine Army general who served as the last de facto president of Argentina’s military dictatorship before the return to democracy in 1983.

A. Esteban Agustín Gascón
Esteban Agustín Gascón was an Argentine lawyer and politician who played a significant role in the early independence period of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
B. López Rivera
López Rivera is the compound Spanish surname most notably associated with Puerto Rican activist Oscar López Rivera.
C. Juan Uriagereka
Juan Uriagereka is a Spanish-American linguist known for his influential work in generative syntax and contributions to the development and exposition of Chomsky’s Minimalist Program.
D. Jorge Azcón
Jorge Azcón is a Spanish politician from the People's Party who has served as president of the autonomous community of Aragon and was previously mayor of Zaragoza.
E. Luis Mandoki
Luis Mandoki is a Mexican film director known for both Spanish- and English-language dramas, including acclaimed works such as "Gaby: A True Story" and "Innocent Voices."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Argentine Army general ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ
allegiance	Argentina ⓘ
causeOfDeath	complications from pneumonia ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship	South America ⓘ
convictedOf	crimes against humanity ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ murder ⓘ torture ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Argentina ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1928-01-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2018-03-07 ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Italian descent ⓘ
familyName	Bignone ⓘ
fullName	Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone ⓘ linked to: Reynaldo Bignone
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Reynaldo ⓘ linked to: Reinaldo
governmentTypeDuringTerm	de facto military government ⓘ
ideology	right-wing authoritarianism ⓘ
languageSpoken	Spanish ⓘ
memberOf	Argentine Army ⓘ
militaryCareerStart	1940s ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
notableAction	issued decrees granting impunity to members of the military regime ⓘ ordered destruction of documents related to repression ⓘ
notableEvent	called general elections leading to the 1983 democratic transition ⓘ
notableFor	being the last de facto president of Argentina before the 1983 return to democracy ⓘ
officeEndTime	1983-12-10 ⓘ
officeStartTime	1982-07-01 ⓘ
oversawTransitionTo	democracy in Argentina ⓘ
participatedIn	Dirty War ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Morón, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Buenos Aires, Argentina ⓘ linked to: Buenos Aires
positionHeld	President of Argentina ⓘ de facto President of Argentina ⓘ
precededBy	Leopoldo Galtieri ⓘ
regimeTypeLed	military dictatorship ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Latin America ⓘ
sentence	life imprisonment ⓘ
succeededBy	Raúl Alfonsín ⓘ
trialHeldIn	Argentina ⓘ
wasLastLeaderOf	Argentine military dictatorship ⓘ
wasLeaderDuring	National Reorganization Process ⓘ linked to: Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Raúl Alfonsín → precededBy → Reynaldo Bignone ⓘ

Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process) → leader → Reynaldo Bignone ⓘ

Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process) → headOfState → Reynaldo Bignone ⓘ

Dirty War → underGovernment → Reynaldo Bignone ⓘ

Reynaldo Bignone → fullName → Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone ⓘ

linked to: Reynaldo Bignone

Proceso de Reorganización Nacional → headOfState → Reynaldo Benito Bignone ⓘ