Bob Avakian
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Bob Avakian is an American communist political leader and theorist best known as the longtime chairman and principal ideologue of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA.
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| Bob Avakian canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bob Avakian Context triple: [Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, foundedBy, Bob Avakian]
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Ted Grant
Ted Grant is a DC Comics superhero better known as Wildcat, a former heavyweight boxing champion who becomes a costumed crime-fighter and mentor to younger heroes.
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Ted Grant
Ted Grant was a prominent British Trotskyist and founding theorist of the Militant tendency within the Labour Party.
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Bob Black
Bob Black is an American anarchist writer and social critic best known for his essay "The Abolition of Work" and his critiques of contemporary capitalism and leftist politics.
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Max Pilger
Max Pilger is a relatively obscure individual sharing the Pilger surname, with limited publicly available biographical or professional information.
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Aram Avakian
Aram Avakian was an American film editor and director known for his innovative cutting style and work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Avakian Target entity description: Bob Avakian is an American communist political leader and theorist best known as the longtime chairman and principal ideologue of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA.
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A.
Ted Grant
Ted Grant is a DC Comics superhero better known as Wildcat, a former heavyweight boxing champion who becomes a costumed crime-fighter and mentor to younger heroes.
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B.
Ted Grant
Ted Grant was a prominent British Trotskyist and founding theorist of the Militant tendency within the Labour Party.
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C.
Bob Black
Bob Black is an American anarchist writer and social critic best known for his essay "The Abolition of Work" and his critiques of contemporary capitalism and leftist politics.
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D.
Max Pilger
Max Pilger is a relatively obscure individual sharing the Pilger surname, with limited publicly available biographical or professional information.
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E.
Aram Avakian
Aram Avakian was an American film editor and director known for his innovative cutting style and work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist
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human ⓘ political leader ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Armenian American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Avakian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Spiridon Avakian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communist philosophy
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political theory ⓘ revolutionary strategy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Bob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
books
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public speeches ⓘ published essays ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | revcom.us NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
NERFINISHED
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Marxism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ the Black liberation struggle in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the concept of the "new synthesis of communism"
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leadership of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Revolutionary Communist Party, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Estelle Avakian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Revolutionary Communist Party, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bob Avakian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea | new synthesis of communism ⓘ |
| notableRole | principal ideologue of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Away With All Gods! Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World
NERFINISHED
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BAsics, from the talks and writings of Bob Avakian NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Democracy: Can’t We Do Better Than That? NERFINISHED ⓘ Phony Communism Is Dead… Long Live Real Communism! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
political activist
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politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
far-left politics
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revolutionary communism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
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