Mariel boatlift
E22031
The Mariel boatlift was a 1980 mass emigration in which around 125,000 Cubans fled to the United States by boat from the port of Mariel, dramatically reshaping Cuban American communities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariel boatlift canonical | 5 |
| 1980 Mariel boatlift | 1 |
| Mariel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T174808 — 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: Mariel boatlift Context triple: [Cuban Americans, historicalMigrationWave, Mariel boatlift]
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A.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed 1961 CIA-backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba.
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B.
Angel Island
Angel Island is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station, often called the "Ellis Island of the West."
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C.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
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D.
Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954.
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E.
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
- 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: Mariel boatlift Target entity description: The Mariel boatlift was a 1980 mass emigration in which around 125,000 Cubans fled to the United States by boat from the port of Mariel, dramatically reshaping Cuban American communities.
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A.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed 1961 CIA-backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba.
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B.
Angel Island
Angel Island is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station, often called the "Ellis Island of the West."
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C.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
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D.
Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954.
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E.
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ mass emigration event ⓘ |
| affectedCommunity |
Cuban Americans
ⓘ
Miami Cuban community ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| continentOfDestination | North America ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cuba ⓘ |
| destinationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
changes in U.S. immigration policy debates
ⓘ
increased scrutiny of Cuban refugees ⓘ rapid growth of Cuban American population in South Florida ⓘ social tensions in Miami ⓘ |
| endDate | 1980-10-31 ⓘ |
| handledBy |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
ⓘ
Immigration and Naturalization Service ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
|
| hasSignificantImpactOn |
Miami economy
ⓘ
U.S. refugee policy ⓘ United States–Cuba relations ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Cuba relations
urban politics in Miami ⓘ |
| includedGroup |
economic migrants
ⓘ
political dissidents ⓘ prison inmates released by Cuban government ⓘ psychiatric patients released by Cuban government ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Cuban Adjustment Act ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| mainLanguageOfEmigrants | Spanish ⓘ |
| majorReceivingCity |
Key West, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Key West
Miami ⓘ |
| majorReceivingState | Florida ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport |
fishing vessels
ⓘ
improvised boats ⓘ small private boats ⓘ |
| name | Mariel boatlift self-link ⓘ |
| numberOfEmigrants |
approximately 125000
ⓘ
over 100000 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Cuban government ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| portOfDeparture | Mariel ⓘ |
| processingSite |
Miami Orange Bowl stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Orange Bowl stadium in Miami
military bases in the United States ⓘ |
| receivedBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast Guard
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| route | Mariel to South Florida by boat ⓘ |
| startDate | 1980-04-15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Cuban government announcement allowing emigration from Mariel
ⓘ
occupation of Peruvian embassy in Havana by asylum seekers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mariel boatlift Description of subject: The Mariel boatlift was a 1980 mass emigration in which around 125,000 Cubans fled to the United States by boat from the port of Mariel, dramatically reshaping Cuban American communities.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mariel