Abdoulaye Wade
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Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician and lawyer who served as President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012 and played a prominent role in the country’s political liberalization and infrastructure development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abdoulaye Wade canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3979454 — 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: Abdoulaye Wade Context triple: [African Renaissance Monument, commissionedBy, Abdoulaye Wade]
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A.
Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall
Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall, better known as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper, singer, and model best known for his breakout hit single "Mo Bamba."
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B.
Askia Touré
Askia Touré is an influential African American poet, essayist, and activist whose work helped shape the Black Arts Movement’s fusion of cultural nationalism, political struggle, and Black aesthetic expression.
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C.
Patrice Talon
Patrice Talon is a Beninese businessman and politician who has served as the President of Benin since 2016.
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D.
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassan Gouled Aptidon was a Djiboutian statesman who led the country to independence and served as its founding president for over two decades.
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E.
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is a long-serving Djiboutian politician who has led the country since 1999, overseeing its strategic role as a key Red Sea and Horn of Africa hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abdoulaye Wade Target entity description: Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician and lawyer who served as President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012 and played a prominent role in the country’s political liberalization and infrastructure development.
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A.
Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall
Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall, better known as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper, singer, and model best known for his breakout hit single "Mo Bamba."
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B.
Askia Touré
Askia Touré is an influential African American poet, essayist, and activist whose work helped shape the Black Arts Movement’s fusion of cultural nationalism, political struggle, and Black aesthetic expression.
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C.
Patrice Talon
Patrice Talon is a Beninese businessman and politician who has served as the President of Benin since 2016.
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D.
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassan Gouled Aptidon was a Djiboutian statesman who led the country to independence and served as its founding president for over two decades.
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E.
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is a long-serving Djiboutian politician who has led the country since 1999, overseeing its strategic role as a key Red Sea and Horn of Africa hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of the Republic of The Gambia ⓘ |
| child | Karim Wade ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Senegal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-05-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sorbonne University
ⓘ
University of Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Grenoble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election |
2000 Senegalese presidential election
ⓘ
2007 Senegalese presidential election ⓘ 2012 Senegalese presidential election ⓘ |
| endTime | 2012-04-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lebou ⓘ |
| familyName | Wade ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| founded | Senegalese Democratic Party ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdoulaye ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Government of Senegal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating Abdou Diouf in the 2000 Senegalese presidential election
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introducing multi-party political reforms in Senegal ⓘ promoting major public works projects ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Wolof ⓘ |
| movement | liberalism in Senegal ⓘ |
| name | Abdoulaye Wade self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
infrastructure development in Senegal
ⓘ
political liberalization in Senegal ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Senegal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kébémer
ⓘ
Louga Region ⓘ Senegal ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Senegalese Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Dakar
ⓘ
President of Senegal ⓘ Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abdou Diouf ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Dakar ⓘ |
| spouse | Viviane Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2000-04-01 ⓘ |
| successor | Macky Sall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abdoulaye Wade Description of subject: Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician and lawyer who served as President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012 and played a prominent role in the country’s political liberalization and infrastructure development.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.