May 16 coup
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The May 16 coup was a 1961 military takeover in South Korea led by Park Chung-hee that overthrew the civilian government and ushered in an era of authoritarian rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| May 16 coup canonical | 4 |
| 5.16 coup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10730867 — 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: May 16 coup Context triple: [April Revolution, followedBy, May 16 coup]
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A.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
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B.
27 March coup
The 27 March coup was a Yugoslav military-led overthrow of the pro-Axis government in 1941 that reversed Yugoslavia’s alignment with Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II.
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C.
February coup
The February coup was the 1948 Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia that marked the country’s shift into the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
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D.
Vila-Francada coup
The Vila-Francada coup was a royalist uprising in Portugal in 1823 led by Prince Miguel that overthrew the liberal constitutional regime and restored absolutist rule.
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E.
Sanjurjada coup attempt of 1932
The Sanjurjada coup attempt of 1932 was a failed right-wing military uprising in Spain led by General José Sanjurjo against the Second Spanish Republic.
- 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: May 16 coup Target entity description: The May 16 coup was a 1961 military takeover in South Korea led by Park Chung-hee that overthrew the civilian government and ushered in an era of authoritarian rule.
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A.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
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B.
27 March coup
The 27 March coup was a Yugoslav military-led overthrow of the pro-Axis government in 1941 that reversed Yugoslavia’s alignment with Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II.
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C.
February coup
The February coup was the 1948 Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia that marked the country’s shift into the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
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D.
Vila-Francada coup
The Vila-Francada coup was a royalist uprising in Portugal in 1823 led by Prince Miguel that overthrew the liberal constitutional regime and restored absolutist rule.
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E.
Sanjurjada coup attempt of 1932
The Sanjurjada coup attempt of 1932 was a failed right-wing military uprising in Spain led by General José Sanjurjo against the Second Spanish Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
ⓘ
military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
5.16 coup
ⓘ
linked to:
May 16 coup
5.16 military coup ⓘ May 16 military coup ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | military takeover of the civilian government ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| date | 1961-05-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Supreme Council for National Reconstruction
ⓘ
Third Republic of Korea ⓘ |
| governmentOverthrown |
Second Republic of Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Republic of South Korea
|
| hasLeaderRank | Major General (Park Chung-hee) ⓘ |
| ideology |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
military rule ⓘ |
| impact |
curtailment of civil liberties in South Korea
ⓘ
strengthening of South Korea–United States security ties ⓘ suppression of political opposition in South Korea ⓘ |
| KoreanName | 5·16 군사 정변 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Korean ⓘ |
| leader | Park Chung-hee ⓘ |
| location |
Seoul
ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ |
| motive |
anti-communism
ⓘ
desire for economic development and modernization ⓘ political instability in the Second Republic ⓘ |
| newRulingBody | Supreme Council for National Reconstruction ⓘ |
| opponent |
Second Republic of Korea government
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Republic of South Korea
|
| opposedBy | South Korean democratic activists ⓘ |
| organizer |
Military Revolutionary Committee
ⓘ
Park Chung-hee ⓘ |
| participant |
Republic of Korea Army
ⓘ
South Korean military officers ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War politics in East Asia ⓘ |
| precededBy | April Revolution ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Park Chung-hee
ⓘ
South Korean democratization movement ⓘ
linked to:
South Korean democracy movement
Supreme Council for National Reconstruction ⓘ Third Republic of Korea ⓘ |
| result |
dissolution of the civilian government of the Second Republic
ⓘ
establishment of military rule in South Korea ⓘ overthrow of the Second Republic of Korea ⓘ rise of Park Chung-hee as de facto leader of South Korea ⓘ |
| significance |
beginning of an era of authoritarian rule in South Korea
ⓘ
marked the end of the short-lived Second Republic of Korea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| year | 1961 ⓘ |
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Subject: May 16 coup Description of subject: The May 16 coup was a 1961 military takeover in South Korea led by Park Chung-hee that overthrew the civilian government and ushered in an era of authoritarian rule.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: May 16 coup