Gerardo Machado
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Gerardo Machado was a Cuban general and politician who served as President of Cuba from 1925 to 1933, becoming known for his initially reformist agenda that evolved into an increasingly authoritarian regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerardo Machado canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4698400 — 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: Gerardo Machado Context triple: [Gerardo Machado government, headOfGovernment, Gerardo Machado]
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A.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico was a military officer and authoritarian president of Guatemala who ruled from 1931 to 1944, known for his centralized control, public works projects, and close ties to the United States.
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B.
Tomás Estrada Palma
Tomás Estrada Palma was a Cuban political leader and the country’s first president, known for his role in the independence movement against Spanish colonial rule.
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C.
José María Amador
José María Amador was a 19th-century Californio rancher, miner, and landowner whose prominence in early California history led to several places, including Amador County, being named in his honor.
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D.
Pedro de Cevallos
Pedro de Cevallos was an 18th-century Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who played a key role in consolidating Spanish control in the Río de la Plata region of South America.
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E.
Vicente Pérez Rosales
Vicente Pérez Rosales was a 19th-century Chilean politician, colonization agent, and writer who played a key role in promoting European settlement and development in southern Chile.
- 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: Gerardo Machado Target entity description: Gerardo Machado was a Cuban general and politician who served as President of Cuba from 1925 to 1933, becoming known for his initially reformist agenda that evolved into an increasingly authoritarian regime.
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A.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico was a military officer and authoritarian president of Guatemala who ruled from 1931 to 1944, known for his centralized control, public works projects, and close ties to the United States.
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B.
Tomás Estrada Palma
Tomás Estrada Palma was a Cuban political leader and the country’s first president, known for his role in the independence movement against Spanish colonial rule.
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C.
José María Amador
José María Amador was a 19th-century Californio rancher, miner, and landowner whose prominence in early California history led to several places, including Amador County, being named in his honor.
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D.
Pedro de Cevallos
Pedro de Cevallos was an 18th-century Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who played a key role in consolidating Spanish control in the Río de la Plata region of South America.
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E.
Vicente Pérez Rosales
Vicente Pérez Rosales was a 19th-century Chilean politician, colonization agent, and writer who played a key role in promoting European settlement and development in southern Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Cuba
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| cameToPowerThrough | presidential election ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict | Cuban War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1871-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1939-03-29 ⓘ |
| education | primary education in Cuba ⓘ |
| endTime | 1933-08-12 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century Cuban politics ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cuban ⓘ |
| exiledTo |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Machado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeDuringRule | authoritarian regime ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialPolicyOrientation | reformist agenda ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| laterPolicyOrientation | increasingly repressive policies ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | Machadato (Machado regime) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gerardo Machado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoritarian rule in late 1920s and early 1930s
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extension of presidential term ⓘ infrastructure modernization in Cuba ⓘ repression of political opposition ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Cuba ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Cuban War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Camajuaní, Las Villas, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
authoritarianism
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populism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of the Interior of Cuba
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President of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator of Cuba ⓘ |
| precededBy | Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elvira Machado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1925-05-20 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerardo Machado Description of subject: Gerardo Machado was a Cuban general and politician who served as President of Cuba from 1925 to 1933, becoming known for his initially reformist agenda that evolved into an increasingly authoritarian regime.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.