José Maria Vasconcelos
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José Maria Vasconcelos, better known by his nom de guerre Taur Matan Ruak, is an East Timorese military leader and politician who served as president and later as prime minister of Timor-Leste.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Maria Vasconcelos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7673545 — 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 Maria Vasconcelos Context triple: [Taur Matan Ruak, birthName, José Maria Vasconcelos]
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A.
Emilio Portes Gil
Emilio Portes Gil was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as interim President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930 during a critical period of political consolidation after the Mexican Revolution.
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B.
Augusto Vargas Alzamora
Augusto Vargas Alzamora was a Peruvian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lima and was known for his outspoken defense of human rights and democracy.
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C.
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo was a Brazilian journalist, politician, and liberal thinker who played a leading role in shaping the ideas and political organization that culminated in Brazil’s independence in 1822.
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D.
Oliveira Salazar
Oliveira Salazar was the authoritarian Portuguese statesman who ruled as prime minister and architect of the Estado Novo dictatorship from the 1930s to the late 1960s.
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E.
José Palma
José Palma was a Filipino poet and soldier best known for writing the Spanish poem that became the lyrics of the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang."
- 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 Maria Vasconcelos Target entity description: José Maria Vasconcelos, better known by his nom de guerre Taur Matan Ruak, is an East Timorese military leader and politician who served as president and later as prime minister of Timor-Leste.
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A.
Emilio Portes Gil
Emilio Portes Gil was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as interim President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930 during a critical period of political consolidation after the Mexican Revolution.
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B.
Augusto Vargas Alzamora
Augusto Vargas Alzamora was a Peruvian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lima and was known for his outspoken defense of human rights and democracy.
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C.
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo was a Brazilian journalist, politician, and liberal thinker who played a leading role in shaping the ideas and political organization that culminated in Brazil’s independence in 1822.
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D.
Oliveira Salazar
Oliveira Salazar was the authoritarian Portuguese statesman who ruled as prime minister and architect of the Estado Novo dictatorship from the 1930s to the late 1960s.
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E.
José Palma
José Palma was a Filipino poet and soldier best known for writing the Spanish poem that became the lyrics of the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ nom de guerre ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Taur Matan Ruak ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1956-10-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Baguia
ⓘ
Portuguese Timor ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
Viqueque Municipality ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
East Timor
ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
East Timor
ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
Portugal ⓘ Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Vasconcelos ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | José ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Tetum ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
PLP
ⓘ
People’s Liberation Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
FALINTIL
ⓘ
Timor-Leste Defence Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| name | José Maria Vasconcelos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in East Timor’s independence struggle
ⓘ
service as President of Timor-Leste ⓘ service as Prime Minister of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
2011-09-06
ⓘ
2017-05-20 ⓘ 2023-07-01 ⓘ |
| officePredecessor |
José Ramos-Horta
ⓘ
Mari Alkatiri ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
2002-08-20
ⓘ
2012-05-20 ⓘ 2018-06-22 ⓘ |
| officeSuccessor |
Francisco Guterres
ⓘ
Xanana Gusmão ⓘ |
| participatedIn | East Timorese resistance against Indonesian occupation ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | nationalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Timor-Leste Defence Force
ⓘ
President of East Timor ⓘ President of Timor-Leste ⓘ
linked to:
President of East Timor
Prime Minister of East Timor ⓘ Prime Minister of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Dili ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Maria Vasconcelos Description of subject: José Maria Vasconcelos, better known by his nom de guerre Taur Matan Ruak, is an East Timorese military leader and politician who served as president and later as prime minister of Timor-Leste.
Referenced by (2)
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