Rabaa massacre
E148317
The Rabaa massacre was a 2013 mass killing of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi by Egyptian security forces during the dispersal of sit-in protests in Cairo, widely condemned as one of the deadliest crackdowns on demonstrators in modern Egyptian history.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabaa massacre canonical | 3 |
| 2013 pro-Morsi sit-ins | 1 |
| Rabaa al-Adawiya Square sit-in dispersal | 1 |
| Rabaa al-Adawiya massacre | 1 |
| Rabaa sit-in dispersal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289655 — 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: Rabaa massacre Context triple: [2013 Egyptian coup d'état, followedBy, Rabaa massacre]
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A.
April 6 Youth Movement
April 6 Youth Movement is an Egyptian activist group founded in 2008 that played a prominent role in organizing protests and mobilizing youth during the lead-up to and events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
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B.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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C.
Green March
The Green March was a 1975 mass demonstration organized by Morocco in which hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians crossed into Spanish Sahara to pressure Spain into relinquishing control of the territory.
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D.
2013 Egyptian coup d'état
The 2013 Egyptian coup d'état was the military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi that led to a change of government and the rise of military-backed rule in Egypt.
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E.
Tunisian Revolution
The Tunisian Revolution was a wave of popular protests and civil resistance in Tunisia that overthrew President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 and sparked broader uprisings across the Arab world.
- 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: Rabaa massacre Target entity description: The Rabaa massacre was a 2013 mass killing of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi by Egyptian security forces during the dispersal of sit-in protests in Cairo, widely condemned as one of the deadliest crackdowns on demonstrators in modern Egyptian history.
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A.
April 6 Youth Movement
April 6 Youth Movement is an Egyptian activist group founded in 2008 that played a prominent role in organizing protests and mobilizing youth during the lead-up to and events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
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B.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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C.
Green March
The Green March was a 1975 mass demonstration organized by Morocco in which hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians crossed into Spanish Sahara to pressure Spain into relinquishing control of the territory.
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D.
2013 Egyptian coup d'état
The 2013 Egyptian coup d'état was the military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi that led to a change of government and the rise of military-backed rule in Egypt.
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E.
Tunisian Revolution
The Tunisian Revolution was a wave of popular protests and civil resistance in Tunisia that overthrew President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 and sparked broader uprisings across the Arab world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
human rights violation ⓘ mass killing ⓘ massacre ⓘ political repression event ⓘ |
| aftermath |
banning of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
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designation of Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in Egypt ⓘ mass arrests of protesters ⓘ mass trials and death sentences ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabaa massacre
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surface form:
Rabaa al-Adawiya massacre
Rabaa massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Rabaa sit-in dispersal
|
| cause |
dispersal of sit-in protests
ⓘ
protests against the ouster of Mohamed Morsi ⓘ |
| characterization | one of the deadliest crackdowns on demonstrators in modern Egyptian history ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | August 14 ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Amnesty International
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European Union officials ⓘ Human Rights Watch ⓘ UN staff ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations officials
international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| date | 2013-08-14 ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate |
>1000
ⓘ
>800 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
2013 Egyptian coup d'état
ⓘ
removal of President Mohamed Morsi ⓘ |
| injuredEstimate | >4000 ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Egyptian National Council for Human Rights
ⓘ
Human Rights Watch ⓘ |
| location |
Cairo
ⓘ
Nasr City ⓘ Rabaa al-Adawiya Square ⓘ |
| partOf |
2013 Egyptian coup d'état aftermath
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post-2013 Egyptian crisis ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Egyptian Army
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surface form:
Egyptian army
Egyptian National Police ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian police
Egyptian National Police ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian security forces
|
| relatedTo |
Egyptian Revolution of 2011
ⓘ
Nahda Square sit-in dispersal ⓘ |
| result |
curfew in Egypt
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further crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ mass civilian casualties ⓘ state of emergency in Egypt ⓘ widespread international condemnation ⓘ |
| symbol | Rabaa sign ⓘ |
| target |
Muslim Brotherhood supporters
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pro-Morsi protesters ⓘ supporters of Mohamed Morsi ⓘ |
| year | 2013 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabaa massacre Description of subject: The Rabaa massacre was a 2013 mass killing of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi by Egyptian security forces during the dispersal of sit-in protests in Cairo, widely condemned as one of the deadliest crackdowns on demonstrators in modern Egyptian history.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rabaa al-Adawiya massacre
this entity surface form:
Rabaa sit-in dispersal
this entity surface form:
2013 pro-Morsi sit-ins
this entity surface form:
Rabaa al-Adawiya Square sit-in dispersal