Aleksandar Ranković
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Aleksandar Ranković was a prominent Yugoslav communist politician and close ally of Josip Broz Tito, known for his powerful role in the security apparatus and later dramatic political downfall.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aleksandar Ranković canonical | 5 |
| Leka Ranković | 1 |
| Ranković | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4449039 — 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: Aleksandar Ranković Context triple: [Communist Party of Yugoslavia, notableMember, Aleksandar Ranković]
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Dragiša Cvetković
Dragiša Cvetković was a Yugoslav politician who served as prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the late 1930s and early 1940s, known for signing the Cvetković–Maček Agreement and for his government’s alignment with the Axis powers before World War II.
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Branko Radivojevič
Branko Radivojevič is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL and various European leagues, including representing Slovakia in international competition.
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Ivan Stambolić
Ivan Stambolić was a Serbian communist politician and former president of Serbia who was once a mentor to Slobodan Milošević before becoming his political rival and being assassinated in 2000.
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D.
Savo Milošević
Savo Milošević is a former Serbian professional footballer and manager best known as a prolific striker who starred for clubs such as Partizan, Aston Villa, and Real Zaragoza and represented Yugoslavia at major international tournaments.
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E.
Živojin Mišić
Živojin Mišić was a prominent Serbian field marshal and military strategist, renowned for his leadership in key Balkan and World War I battles.
- 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: Aleksandar Ranković Target entity description: Aleksandar Ranković was a prominent Yugoslav communist politician and close ally of Josip Broz Tito, known for his powerful role in the security apparatus and later dramatic political downfall.
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Dragiša Cvetković
Dragiša Cvetković was a Yugoslav politician who served as prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the late 1930s and early 1940s, known for signing the Cvetković–Maček Agreement and for his government’s alignment with the Axis powers before World War II.
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B.
Branko Radivojevič
Branko Radivojevič is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL and various European leagues, including representing Slovakia in international competition.
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C.
Ivan Stambolić
Ivan Stambolić was a Serbian communist politician and former president of Serbia who was once a mentor to Slobodan Milošević before becoming his political rival and being assassinated in 2000.
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D.
Savo Milošević
Savo Milošević is a former Serbian professional footballer and manager best known as a prolific striker who starred for clubs such as Partizan, Aston Villa, and Real Zaragoza and represented Yugoslavia at major international tournaments.
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E.
Živojin Mišić
Živojin Mišić was a prominent Serbian field marshal and military strategist, renowned for his leadership in key Balkan and World War I battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yugoslav politician
ⓘ
communist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Leka Ranković
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleksandar Ranković
Marko ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of the People’s Hero
Order of the National Hero of Yugoslavia ⓘ
linked to:
Order of the People’s Hero
Order of the People’s Hero ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Belgrade
ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ |
| causeOfPoliticalDownfall | Ranković affair ⓘ |
| closeAllyOf | Josip Broz Tito ⓘ |
| conflict | Ranković affair ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ
linked to:
Yugoslavia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1909-11-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-08-19 ⓘ |
| employer | Government of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1966-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serbs ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ranković
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleksandar Ranković
|
| givenName | Aleksandar ⓘ |
| hasRole |
secret police chief
ⓘ
state security organizer ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
Titoism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
League of Communists of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | Yugoslav communism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Serbian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic political downfall in 1966
ⓘ
leading Yugoslav security apparatus ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of Yugoslav security apparatus after World War II ⓘ |
| participantIn |
World War II
ⓘ
Yugoslav Partisan movement ⓘ
linked to:
Yugoslav Partisans
|
| placeOfBirth |
Draževac
ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dubrovnik
ⓘ
linked to:
Ragusa (Dubrovnik)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ
linked to:
Yugoslavia
Socialist Republic of Croatia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of the Interior of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
Vice President of Yugoslavia ⓘ head of the Yugoslav secret police ⓘ member of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia ⓘ member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfPosition |
accusations of abuse of power in state security
ⓘ
alleged illegal surveillance of Josip Broz Tito ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aleksandar Ranković Description of subject: Aleksandar Ranković was a prominent Yugoslav communist politician and close ally of Josip Broz Tito, known for his powerful role in the security apparatus and later dramatic political downfall.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aleksandar Ranković
linked to: Aleksandar Ranković