Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi
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Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi was a prominent Minahasan educator, nationalist leader, and politician who played a key role in Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13094013 — 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: Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi Context triple: [Sam Ratulangi International Airport, isNamedFor, Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi]
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A.
Pattimura
Pattimura was an Indonesian national hero and military leader known for spearheading the 1817 resistance against Dutch colonial rule in the Maluku Islands.
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B.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara was an Indonesian statesman and economist who led the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia during the national revolution and later became a prominent Islamic political figure.
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C.
Gajah Mada
Gajah Mada was a powerful 14th-century military leader and prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, famed for his oath to unify the Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule.
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D.
Husein Sastranegara
Husein Sastranegara was an Indonesian Air Force officer after whom the international airport in Bandung, West Java, is named.
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E.
Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Djuanda Kartawidjaja was an Indonesian statesman who served as the 11th and final Prime Minister of Indonesia and played a key role in the country’s early post-independence government.
- 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: Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi Target entity description: Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi was a prominent Minahasan educator, nationalist leader, and politician who played a key role in Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
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A.
Pattimura
Pattimura was an Indonesian national hero and military leader known for spearheading the 1817 resistance against Dutch colonial rule in the Maluku Islands.
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B.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara was an Indonesian statesman and economist who led the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia during the national revolution and later became a prominent Islamic political figure.
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C.
Gajah Mada
Gajah Mada was a powerful 14th-century military leader and prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, famed for his oath to unify the Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule.
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D.
Husein Sastranegara
Husein Sastranegara was an Indonesian Air Force officer after whom the international airport in Bandung, West Java, is named.
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E.
Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Djuanda Kartawidjaja was an Indonesian statesman who served as the 11th and final Prime Minister of Indonesia and played a key role in the country’s early post-independence government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian national hero
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ nationalist leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Hero of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kalibata Heroes Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart-related illness ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Jalan Sam Ratulangi (various streets in Indonesia)
NERFINISHED
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Sam Ratulangi International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Ratulangi University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Dutch East Indies
NERFINISHED
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Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-11-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1949-06-30 ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
Dutch colonial authorities
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hoogere Burgerschool
NERFINISHED
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University of Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Minahasan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
mathematics
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natural sciences ⓘ |
| fullName | Gerungan Saul Samuel Jacob Ratulangi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Gerungan
NERFINISHED
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Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | regional representative of Eastern Indonesia in early republican period ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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Indonesian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
BPUPKI
NERFINISHED
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Indonesian National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Indonesian National Awakening
NERFINISHED
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Indonesian independence movement ⓘ |
| nickname | Sam Ratulangi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in Minahasa and Sulawesi
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role in Indonesian struggle for independence ⓘ |
| notableWork | Indonesia in de Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Indonesian National Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
North Sulawesi
NERFINISHED
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Tondano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jakarta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Sulawesi
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member of Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPKI) ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Minahasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi Description of subject: Indonesian national hero Sam Ratulangi was a prominent Minahasan educator, nationalist leader, and politician who played a key role in Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
Referenced by (1)
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