Yves Guérin-Sérac
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Yves Guérin-Sérac was a French far-right militant, former paratrooper, and intelligence operative known for his involvement in anti-communist networks and clandestine operations in Europe and beyond during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yves Guérin-Sérac canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7003243 — 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: Yves Guérin-Sérac Context triple: [Organisation armée secrète, notableMember, Yves Guérin-Sérac]
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A.
Pierre Lacotte
Pierre Lacotte was a renowned French choreographer and ballet master celebrated for reviving and reconstructing 19th-century Romantic ballets.
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B.
Jacques Molénat
Jacques Molénat is a French journalist best known as one of the founders of the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders.
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C.
Jean-Pierre Sueur
Jean-Pierre Sueur is a French politician and long-serving member of the Socialist Party who has held various parliamentary and governmental positions.
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D.
J. André Fouilhoux
J. André Fouilhoux was a French-born American architect known for his influential modernist designs in the early 20th century, particularly in New York City.
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E.
Hervé de Luze
Hervé de Luze is a French film editor renowned for his long-standing collaborations with directors such as Roman Polanski and Alain Resnais.
- 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: Yves Guérin-Sérac Target entity description: Yves Guérin-Sérac was a French far-right militant, former paratrooper, and intelligence operative known for his involvement in anti-communist networks and clandestine operations in Europe and beyond during the Cold War.
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A.
Pierre Lacotte
Pierre Lacotte was a renowned French choreographer and ballet master celebrated for reviving and reconstructing 19th-century Romantic ballets.
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B.
Jacques Molénat
Jacques Molénat is a French journalist best known as one of the founders of the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders.
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C.
Jean-Pierre Sueur
Jean-Pierre Sueur is a French politician and long-serving member of the Socialist Party who has held various parliamentary and governmental positions.
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D.
J. André Fouilhoux
J. André Fouilhoux was a French-born American architect known for his influential modernist designs in the early 20th century, particularly in New York City.
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E.
Hervé de Luze
Hervé de Luze is a French film editor renowned for his long-standing collaborations with directors such as Roman Polanski and Alain Resnais.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military officer
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anti-communist activist ⓘ far-right militant ⓘ human ⓘ intelligence operative ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clandestine paramilitary organizations
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intelligence services ⓘ stay-behind networks ⓘ |
| cause | anti-communist struggle ⓘ |
| conflict | decolonization wars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
covert paramilitary operations
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military intelligence ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
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far-right politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
covert operations
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intelligence activities ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| movement | far-right paramilitary networks ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
involvement in secret networks
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strong anti-communist stance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clandestine operations in Europe during the Cold War
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involvement in anti-communist networks ⓘ links to stay-behind and paramilitary structures in Europe ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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paratrooper ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Algerian War
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linked to:
Algerian War of Independence
First Indochina War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | ultra-right ⓘ |
| politicalRole | far-right organizer ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
Europe
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Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| strategicFocus |
counter-insurgency
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covert action ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ |
| usedFor | covert anti-communist operations ⓘ |
| viewedAs | controversial figure in Cold War history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yves Guérin-Sérac Description of subject: Yves Guérin-Sérac was a French far-right militant, former paratrooper, and intelligence operative known for his involvement in anti-communist networks and clandestine operations in Europe and beyond during the Cold War.
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