Carlos Castillo Armas
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Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who became president after the U.S.-backed 1954 coup, leading a staunchly anti-communist regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carlos Castillo Armas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5587939 — 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: Carlos Castillo Armas Context triple: [1954 Guatemalan coup d’état, keyFigure, Carlos Castillo Armas]
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A.
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Antonio Guzmán Blanco was a 19th-century Venezuelan caudillo and liberal statesman who served multiple terms as president and led major political and modernizing reforms in the country.
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B.
Augusto César Sandino
Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary leader who led a guerrilla resistance against U.S. military occupation in the early 20th century and became a national symbol of anti-imperialist struggle.
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C.
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military ruler and de facto dictator whose regime and involvement in drug trafficking led to his overthrow by the United States in 1989.
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D.
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
Fidel Dávila Arrondo was a Spanish military officer and politician who became one of General Francisco Franco’s key Nationalist generals and later served in high-ranking positions in Francoist Spain.
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E.
Fidel Cano Gutiérrez
Fidel Cano Gutiérrez was a Colombian journalist and publisher best known as the founder of the influential newspaper El Espectador.
- 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: Carlos Castillo Armas Target entity description: Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who became president after the U.S.-backed 1954 coup, leading a staunchly anti-communist regime.
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A.
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Antonio Guzmán Blanco was a 19th-century Venezuelan caudillo and liberal statesman who served multiple terms as president and led major political and modernizing reforms in the country.
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B.
Augusto César Sandino
Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary leader who led a guerrilla resistance against U.S. military occupation in the early 20th century and became a national symbol of anti-imperialist struggle.
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C.
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military ruler and de facto dictator whose regime and involvement in drug trafficking led to his overthrow by the United States in 1989.
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D.
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
Fidel Dávila Arrondo was a Spanish military officer and politician who became one of General Francisco Franco’s key Nationalist generals and later served in high-ranking positions in Francoist Spain.
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E.
Fidel Cano Gutiérrez
Fidel Cano Gutiérrez was a Colombian journalist and publisher best known as the founder of the influential newspaper El Espectador.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Guatemala
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| cameToPowerThrough | U.S.-backed coup d’état ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| conflict | Guatemalan Civil–military tensions of the 1950s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ladino Guatemalan ⓘ |
| familyName | Castillo Armas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
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right-wing politics ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
ban on communist party in Guatemala
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reversal of agrarian reforms of Jacobo Árbenz ⓘ suppression of leftist parties and organizations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
U.S. Cold War foreign policy
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United Fruit Company interests ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being installed after a U.S.-backed coup in 1954
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leading a staunchly anti-communist regime in Guatemala ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the 1954 Guatemalan coup regime ⓘ |
| officeContested | presidency of Guatemala ⓘ |
| opposed | Jacobo Árbenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology | communism ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1954 Guatemalan coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Guatemala City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Soviet
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pro-United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Guatemala
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head of the military junta of Guatemala ⓘ |
| regionGoverned | Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Jacobo Árbenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Guatemala City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restored | power of conservative landowning elites in Guatemala ⓘ |
| restricted | civil liberties of political opponents ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz in 1954 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
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United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targeted | suspected communists in Guatemala ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carlos Castillo Armas Description of subject: Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who became president after the U.S.-backed 1954 coup, leading a staunchly anti-communist regime.
Referenced by (3)
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