Holden Roberto

E261462

Angolan nationalist human politician rebel leader

Holden Roberto was an Angolan nationalist leader and founder of the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA), playing a major role in the country’s struggle for independence and subsequent conflicts.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Holden Roberto canonical	3
Holden Álvaro Roberto	2
Holden Alvaro Roberto	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2367260 — 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: Holden Roberto
Context triple: [Angolan Civil War, keyFigure, Holden Roberto]

A. Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Lorenzo Semple Jr. was an American screenwriter best known for his work on the 1960s Batman TV series and several high-profile films, including thrillers and action-adventures of the 1970s.
B. Hector Williams
Hector Williams is a key member of the elite counterterrorism team in the television series "The Unit," known for his courage, tactical skill, and strong moral compass.
C. Álvaro
Álvaro is a masculine given name of Spanish origin commonly used in Spain and Latin America.
D. Raul Hernandez
Raul Hernandez was a member of Brigade 2506, the CIA-backed Cuban exile force that participated in the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion against Fidel Castro’s government.
E. Roderic Dallas
Roderic Dallas was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the leading pilots in British naval aviation.
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: Holden Roberto
Target entity description: Holden Roberto was an Angolan nationalist leader and founder of the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA), playing a major role in the country’s struggle for independence and subsequent conflicts.

A. Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Lorenzo Semple Jr. was an American screenwriter best known for his work on the 1960s Batman TV series and several high-profile films, including thrillers and action-adventures of the 1970s.
B. Hector Williams
Hector Williams is a key member of the elite counterterrorism team in the television series "The Unit," known for his courage, tactical skill, and strong moral compass.
C. Mike Ribeiro
Mike Ribeiro is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center known for his playmaking skills during a lengthy NHL career with teams including the Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, and Nashville Predators.
D. Álvaro
Álvaro is a masculine given name of Spanish origin commonly used in Spain and Latin America.
E. Raul Hernandez
Raul Hernandez was a member of Brigade 2506, the CIA-backed Cuban exile force that participated in the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion against Fidel Castro’s government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Angolan nationalist ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ
activeYears	1950s–1990s ⓘ
alternativeName	Holden Roberto ⓘ surface form: Holden Alvaro Roberto Holden Roberto ⓘ surface form: Holden Álvaro Roberto
causeOfDeath	heart attack ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Angola ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Angola ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1923-01-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2007-08-02 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Bakongo ⓘ
familyName	Roberto ⓘ
founderOf	Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola ⓘ surface form: National Liberation Front of Angola
fullName	Holden Roberto self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Holden Álvaro Roberto
givenName	Holden ⓘ
ideology	anti-communism ⓘ
influencedBy	Pan-Africanism ⓘ
memberOf	Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola ⓘ surface form: National Liberation Front of Angola
movement	Angolan independence movement ⓘ
notableEvent	proclamation of Angolan independence in 1975 ⓘ
notableFor	founding the National Liberation Front of Angola ⓘ
notableWork	leadership of FNLA during Angolan independence struggle ⓘ
occupation	guerrilla leader ⓘ politician ⓘ
opposedBy	UNITA ⓘ surface form: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
participatedIn	Angolan Civil War ⓘ Angolan War of Independence ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Angola ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Angola São Salvador do Congo ⓘ Uíge Province ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Angola ⓘ Luanda ⓘ
politicalParty	Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola ⓘ surface form: National Liberation Front of Angola
positionHeld	President of the National Liberation Front of Angola ⓘ
relative	Mobutu Sese Seko ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Kinshasa ⓘ Luanda ⓘ
spouse	Graça Machel ⓘ surface form: Graça Machel Roberto
supportedBy	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ surface form: Zaire

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angolan Civil War → keyFigure → Holden Roberto ⓘ

FNLA → foundedBy → Holden Roberto ⓘ

FNLA → leader → Holden Roberto ⓘ

Holden Roberto → fullName → Holden Roberto self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holden Álvaro Roberto

Holden Roberto → alternativeName → Holden Roberto ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holden Alvaro Roberto