Sahle-Work Zewde
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Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who became the country’s first female president and has previously served in several high-ranking United Nations roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sahle-Work Zewde canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1838111 — 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: Sahle-Work Zewde Context triple: [President of Ethiopia, officeHoldersInclude, Sahle-Work Zewde]
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A.
Ura Kidane Mehret
Ura Kidane Mehret is a historic Ethiopian Orthodox monastery on the Zege Peninsula of Lake Tana, renowned for its richly painted church interiors and ancient religious manuscripts.
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B.
Menan Asfaw
Menan Asfaw was the Empress consort of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
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C.
Yeshimebet Ali
Yeshimebet Ali was an Ethiopian noblewoman best known as the mother of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
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D.
Martin Terefe
Martin Terefe is a Swedish record producer and songwriter known for his work with artists such as James Blunt, Jason Mraz, and KT Tunstall.
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E.
Serkalem Fasil
Serkalem Fasil is an Ethiopian journalist and former newspaper publisher known for her imprisonment on politically motivated charges under the Ethiopian 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: Sahle-Work Zewde Target entity description: Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who became the country’s first female president and has previously served in several high-ranking United Nations roles.
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A.
Ura Kidane Mehret
Ura Kidane Mehret is a historic Ethiopian Orthodox monastery on the Zege Peninsula of Lake Tana, renowned for its richly painted church interiors and ancient religious manuscripts.
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B.
Menan Asfaw
Menan Asfaw was the Empress consort of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
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C.
Yeshimebet Ali
Yeshimebet Ali was an Ethiopian noblewoman best known as the mother of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
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D.
Martin Terefe
Martin Terefe is a Swedish record producer and songwriter known for his work with artists such as James Blunt, Jason Mraz, and KT Tunstall.
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E.
Serkalem Fasil
Serkalem Fasil is an Ethiopian journalist and former newspaper publisher known for her imprisonment on politically motivated charges under the Ethiopian government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointed by |
Ethiopian Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly
|
| continent of citizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1950-02-21 ⓘ |
| educated at |
Lycée Guebre-Mariam, Addis Ababa
ⓘ
University of Montpellier ⓘ |
| employer | United Nations ⓘ |
| era | 21st century ⓘ |
| field of work |
diplomacy
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorific title | Her Excellency ⓘ |
| known for |
advocacy for gender equality
ⓘ
support for peace and multilateralism ⓘ |
| language spoken |
Amharic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| marital status | married ⓘ |
| member of |
Chairperson of the African Union
ⓘ
surface form:
African Union (as head of state of a member country)
|
| name | Sahle-Work Zewde self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Ethiopian ⓘ |
| notable achievement | first female president of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| notable role | one of the few female heads of state in Africa in the 21st century ⓘ |
| number of children | 2 ⓘ |
| office assumed | 2018-10-25 ⓘ |
| place of birth | Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| political alignment | independent ⓘ |
| position held |
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
ⓘ
Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti ⓘ Ethiopian Ambassador to France ⓘ Ethiopian Ambassador to Senegal ⓘ Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) ⓘ Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office at Geneva ⓘ President of Ethiopia ⓘ Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mulatu Teshome ⓘ |
| region of activity |
Africa
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ United Nations system ⓘ |
| religion |
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
|
| residence | National Palace, Addis Ababa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sahle-Work Zewde Description of subject: Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who became the country’s first female president and has previously served in several high-ranking United Nations roles.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sahle-Work Zewde