José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
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José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha was a notorious Colombian drug lord and key leader of the Medellín Cartel during the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7171098 — 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: José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha Context triple: [José Rodríguez Gacha, birthName, José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha]
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A.
Juan Gualberto Gómez
Juan Gualberto Gómez was a prominent Cuban journalist, political activist, and close collaborator of José Martí in the struggle for Cuba’s independence from Spain.
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B.
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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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.
Cornelio Zelaya
Cornelio Zelaya was a military commander involved in the Argentine-led independence campaigns in Upper Peru during the early 19th century.
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E.
Carlos Castillo Armas
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.
- 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: José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha Target entity description: José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha was a notorious Colombian drug lord and key leader of the Medellín Cartel during the 1980s.
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A.
Juan Gualberto Gómez
Juan Gualberto Gómez was a prominent Cuban journalist, political activist, and close collaborator of José Martí in the struggle for Cuba’s independence from Spain.
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B.
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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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.
Cornelio Zelaya
Cornelio Zelaya was a military commander involved in the Argentine-led independence campaigns in Upper Peru during the early 19th century.
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E.
Carlos Castillo Armas
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drug lord
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of criminal organization ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| alias | El Mexicano ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carlos Lehder
ⓘ
Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez ⓘ
linked to:
Jorge Luis Ochoa
Pablo Escobar ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colombia ⓘ |
| criminalOrganization | Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-12-15 ⓘ |
| era | Colombian conflict and drug war in the 1980s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mestizo Colombian ⓘ |
| familyOrigin | humble rural background in Cundinamarca ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
narcotics trafficking
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ |
| fullName | José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building private armies to protect drug routes
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extreme violence in drug war in Colombia ⓘ financing paramilitary groups ⓘ ordering assassinations of judges and officials ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fugitive at time of death ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by law enforcement ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | preference for Mexican culture and style ⓘ |
| notableCrime |
cocaine smuggling
ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ terrorist bombings in Colombia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killed in a police operation in 1989 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale cocaine trafficking to the United States
ⓘ
leadership role in the Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
drug trafficker ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Colombia
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| placeOfBirth | Pacho, Cundinamarca, Colombia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tolú, Sucre, Colombia
ⓘ
linked to:
Sucre, Colombia
|
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| roleInOrganization | key leader of the Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| targetOf |
Colombian National Police
ⓘ
linked to:
National Police of Colombia
United States Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
linked to:
Drug Enforcement Administration
|
| wealthStatus | one of the richest drug traffickers of his time ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (5)
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