Mohamed Farrah Aidid
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Mohamed Farrah Aidid was a prominent Somali warlord and political figure who led the Somali National Alliance during the early 1990s civil war and opposed United Nations and U.S. intervention in Somalia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Farrah Aidid canonical | 4 |
| General Mohamed Farrah Aidid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5306398 — 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: Mohamed Farrah Aidid Context triple: [Battle of Mogadishu, commander, Mohamed Farrah Aidid]
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A.
Siad Barre
Siad Barre was a Somali military leader and authoritarian ruler who led Somalia from 1969 to 1991, overseeing a socialist-oriented regime that ended in civil war and state collapse.
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B.
Abeid Karume
Abeid Karume was a Zanzibari revolutionary leader and the first President of Zanzibar, instrumental in shaping the islands’ post-revolution political landscape and union with Tanganyika to form Tanzania.
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C.
Hamza Abdi Barre
Hamza Abdi Barre is a Somali politician serving as the Prime Minister of Somalia, leading the country's federal government and executive administration.
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D.
Waris Hussein
Waris Hussein is a British-Indian television and film director best known for directing the very first Doctor Who serial, "An Unearthly Child."
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E.
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was a Somali military officer and politician who served as the president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government in the mid-2000s.
- 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: Mohamed Farrah Aidid Target entity description: Mohamed Farrah Aidid was a prominent Somali warlord and political figure who led the Somali National Alliance during the early 1990s civil war and opposed United Nations and U.S. intervention in Somalia.
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A.
Siad Barre
Siad Barre was a Somali military leader and authoritarian ruler who led Somalia from 1969 to 1991, overseeing a socialist-oriented regime that ended in civil war and state collapse.
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B.
Abeid Karume
Abeid Karume was a Zanzibari revolutionary leader and the first President of Zanzibar, instrumental in shaping the islands’ post-revolution political landscape and union with Tanganyika to form Tanzania.
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C.
Hamza Abdi Barre
Hamza Abdi Barre is a Somali politician serving as the Prime Minister of Somalia, leading the country's federal government and executive administration.
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D.
Waris Hussein
Waris Hussein is a British-Indian television and film director best known for directing the very first Doctor Who serial, "An Unearthly Child."
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E.
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was a Somali military officer and politician who served as the president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government in the mid-2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somali politician
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human ⓘ military leader ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Somali National Alliance
NERFINISHED
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United Somali Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| child | Hussein Mohamed Farrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Gothic Serpent
NERFINISHED
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Somali Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-08-01 ⓘ |
| education | Italian military academy (reported) ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faction | Habr Gidr clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Aidid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Mohamed Farrah Aidid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mohamed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | declared himself president of Somalia in 1995 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Somali Civil War
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opposition to U.S. intervention in Somalia ⓘ opposition to United Nations intervention in Somalia ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
UNITAF
NERFINISHED
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UNOSOM II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Battle of Mogadishu (1993) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the United Somali Congress
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leader of the Somali National Alliance ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Horn of Africa
NERFINISHED
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Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Somali National Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wasDetainedBy | Siad Barre government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImprisonedIn | Labaatan Jirow prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mohamed Farrah Aidid Description of subject: Mohamed Farrah Aidid was a prominent Somali warlord and political figure who led the Somali National Alliance during the early 1990s civil war and opposed United Nations and U.S. intervention in Somalia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Mohamed Farrah Aidid