Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the first president of Côte d'Ivoire and a key post-independence African leader known for his long, stable rule and pro-Western, economically liberal policies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Félix Houphouët-Boigny canonical | 10 |
| Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize (eponym) | 1 |
| Houphouët-Boigny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6630968 — 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: Félix Houphouët-Boigny Context triple: [Yamoussoukro, founderAssociatedWith, Félix Houphouët-Boigny]
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Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo was a Cameroonian statesman who led the country from independence, serving as its first prime minister and later long-time president.
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B.
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabé politician and former president of Burkina Faso, known for seizing power in a 1987 coup and later playing a prominent regional role as a mediator in West African conflicts.
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C.
Paul Biyoghé Mba
Paul Biyoghé Mba is a Gabonese politician who served as Prime Minister and has held several key governmental positions in Gabon.
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D.
Samuel Doe
Samuel Doe was a Liberian military officer-turned-president whose authoritarian rule and eventual overthrow played a central role in triggering the First Liberian Civil War.
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E.
Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician and former president of Côte d'Ivoire whose contested rule and refusal to cede power after elections played a central role in the country’s political crises and civil conflict.
- 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: Félix Houphouët-Boigny Target entity description: Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the first president of Côte d'Ivoire and a key post-independence African leader known for his long, stable rule and pro-Western, economically liberal policies.
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A.
Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo was a Cameroonian statesman who led the country from independence, serving as its first prime minister and later long-time president.
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B.
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabé politician and former president of Burkina Faso, known for seizing power in a 1987 coup and later playing a prominent regional role as a mediator in West African conflicts.
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C.
Paul Biyoghé Mba
Paul Biyoghé Mba is a Gabonese politician who served as Prime Minister and has held several key governmental positions in Gabon.
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D.
Samuel Doe
Samuel Doe was a Liberian military officer-turned-president whose authoritarian rule and eventual overthrow played a central role in triggering the First Liberian Civil War.
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E.
Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician and former president of Côte d'Ivoire whose contested rule and refusal to cede power after elections played a central role in the country’s political crises and civil conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ physician ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize (eponym)
ⓘ
linked to:
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Côte d'Ivoire
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-12-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École William Ponty ⓘ |
| endTime | presidency ended 1993-12-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Baoulé people ⓘ |
| familyName |
Houphouët-Boigny
ⓘ
linked to:
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
|
| founderOf | Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally ⓘ |
| givenName |
Félix
ⓘ
linked to:
Felix
|
| hasEponym |
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro
ⓘ
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
|
| headOfGovernment | Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| headOfState | Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| ideology |
economic liberalism
ⓘ
pro-Western foreign policy ⓘ |
| inception | presidency began 1960-11-07 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
economically liberal policies
ⓘ
first President of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ long and stable rule of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ pro-Western stance during the Cold War ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally ⓘ |
| movement | African independence movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Baoulé language ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
French West Africa
ⓘ
Yamoussoukro ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Côte d'Ivoire
ⓘ
Yamoussoukro ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy in the French National Assembly
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French Minister of Public Health and Population ⓘ French Minister of State for the Sahara ⓘ Minister of State of France ⓘ President of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Abidjan
ⓘ
Yamoussoukro ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Félix Houphouët-Boigny Description of subject: Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the first president of Côte d'Ivoire and a key post-independence African leader known for his long, stable rule and pro-Western, economically liberal policies.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Félix Houphouët-Boigny
linked to: Félix Houphouët-Boigny