Burkinabé Revolution
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The Burkinabé Revolution was the 1983–1987 period of radical political and social transformation in Burkina Faso led by Thomas Sankara, marked by anti-imperialist policies, sweeping reforms, and his eventual overthrow.
All labels observed (1)
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| Burkinabé Revolution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21025167 — 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: Burkinabé Revolution Context triple: [Blaise Compaoré, roleIn, Burkinabé Revolution]
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A.
2012 Malian coup d’état
The 2012 Malian coup d’état was a military overthrow of Mali’s government that triggered severe political instability and helped ignite the wider conflict known as the Mali War.
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B.
Patriotic Movement of Côte d’Ivoire
The Patriotic Movement of Côte d’Ivoire was a major rebel group in northern Côte d’Ivoire that played a central role in the country’s early-2000s civil conflict.
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C.
Algiers putsch of 1961
The Algiers putsch of 1961 was a failed coup d'état by French military officers in Algeria attempting to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and prevent Algerian independence.
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D.
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was a 1998–1999 internal armed conflict in Guinea-Bissau between government forces and a military junta that led to significant political instability and the eventual overthrow of President João Bernardo Vieira.
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E.
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence was an armed anti-colonial struggle (1963–1974) in which the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde fought Portuguese rule, ultimately leading to Guinea-Bissau’s independence.
- 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: Burkinabé Revolution Target entity description: The Burkinabé Revolution was the 1983–1987 period of radical political and social transformation in Burkina Faso led by Thomas Sankara, marked by anti-imperialist policies, sweeping reforms, and his eventual overthrow.
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A.
2012 Malian coup d’état
The 2012 Malian coup d’état was a military overthrow of Mali’s government that triggered severe political instability and helped ignite the wider conflict known as the Mali War.
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B.
Patriotic Movement of Côte d’Ivoire
The Patriotic Movement of Côte d’Ivoire was a major rebel group in northern Côte d’Ivoire that played a central role in the country’s early-2000s civil conflict.
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C.
Algiers putsch of 1961
The Algiers putsch of 1961 was a failed coup d'état by French military officers in Algeria attempting to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and prevent Algerian independence.
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D.
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was a 1998–1999 internal armed conflict in Guinea-Bissau between government forces and a military junta that led to significant political instability and the eventual overthrow of President João Bernardo Vieira.
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E.
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence was an armed anti-colonial struggle (1963–1974) in which the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde fought Portuguese rule, ultimately leading to Guinea-Bissau’s independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.