Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
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Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer and statesman who briefly led Sudan after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2360664 — 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: Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Context triple: [University of Khartoum, hasNotableAlumni, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab]
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A.
Belqasim Haftar
Belqasim Haftar is one of the sons of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar and a member of the influential Haftar family involved in Libyan political and security affairs.
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B.
Radwan Hussainy
Radwan Hussainy is a devout, respected religious scholar and spiritual guide in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known for his piety and moral authority within the community.
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C.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud was the husband of renowned Egyptian actress Faten Hamama.
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D.
Ezz El-Dine Zulficar
Ezz El-Dine Zulficar was a prominent Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his influential romantic and social dramas in mid-20th-century Egyptian cinema.
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E.
Bakr Sidqi
Bakr Sidqi was an Iraqi army officer best known for leading the 1936 coup d'état in Iraq and for his role in violent campaigns against minority populations.
- 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: Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Target entity description: Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer and statesman who briefly led Sudan after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.
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A.
Belqasim Haftar
Belqasim Haftar is one of the sons of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar and a member of the influential Haftar family involved in Libyan political and security affairs.
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B.
Radwan Hussainy
Radwan Hussainy is a devout, respected religious scholar and spiritual guide in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known for his piety and moral authority within the community.
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C.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud was the husband of renowned Egyptian actress Faten Hamama.
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D.
Ezz El-Dine Zulficar
Ezz El-Dine Zulficar was a prominent Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his influential romantic and social dramas in mid-20th-century Egyptian cinema.
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E.
Bakr Sidqi
Bakr Sidqi was an Iraqi army officer best known for leading the 1936 coup d'état in Iraq and for his role in violent campaigns against minority populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
King Faisal International Prize in Science
ⓘ
surface form:
1987 King Faisal International Prize
King Faisal International Prize ⓘ King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sudan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-04-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
British military institutions
ⓘ
Military College in Khartoum ⓘ United States federal service academies ⓘ
surface form:
United States military institutions
|
| endTime | 1986-05-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sudanese
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanese Arabs
|
| event | 1985 Sudanese coup d'état ⓘ |
| founded | Islamic Call Organization ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Transitional Military Council of Sudan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic charitable and missionary work
ⓘ
peaceful transfer of power to civilian government in 1986 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Sudanese Armed Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| name |
Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab
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Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab self-link ⓘ Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab ⓘ |
| notableFor |
keeping promise not to run in subsequent elections
ⓘ
leading transitional government after fall of Jaafar Nimeiry ⓘ |
| notableWork | led 1985 Sudanese coup d'état ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
ⓘ
Omdurman ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Riyadh
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | Islamism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Islamic Call Organization
ⓘ
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan ⓘ Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces ⓘ Minister of Defence of Sudan ⓘ President of Sudan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jaafar Nimeiry ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985-04-06 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ahmed al-Mirghani
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Sadiq al-Mahdi ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab Description of subject: Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer and statesman who briefly led Sudan after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.