Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka
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Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka was a Ghanaian military officer and key figure in the 1966 coup that overthrew President Kwame Nkrumah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka | 1 |
| Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7878986 — 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: Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka Context triple: [Kotoka International Airport, namedAfter, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka]
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A.
Kofi Busia
Kofi Busia was a Ghanaian academic and politician who served as Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969 to 1972.
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B.
Kofi Awoonor
Kofi Awoonor was a Ghanaian poet, novelist, and diplomat renowned for blending Ewe oral traditions with modernist poetry and for his influential role in African literature.
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C.
Alhaji Kromah
Alhaji Kromah was a prominent Liberian warlord and political figure who led the ULIMO-K faction during the First Liberian Civil War.
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D.
Gamal Nkrumah
Gamal Nkrumah is a Ghanaian journalist and political analyst known for his work with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram and for being the son of Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah.
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E.
Kofi Yamgnane
Kofi Yamgnane is a Togolese-born French politician and civil engineer known for his work in local government and his role as a symbol of diversity in French politics.
- 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: Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka Target entity description: Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka was a Ghanaian military officer and key figure in the 1966 coup that overthrew President Kwame Nkrumah.
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A.
Kofi Busia
Kofi Busia was a Ghanaian academic and politician who served as Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969 to 1972.
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B.
Kofi Awoonor
Kofi Awoonor was a Ghanaian poet, novelist, and diplomat renowned for blending Ewe oral traditions with modernist poetry and for his influential role in African literature.
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C.
Alhaji Kromah
Alhaji Kromah was a prominent Liberian warlord and political figure who led the ULIMO-K faction during the First Liberian Civil War.
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D.
Gamal Nkrumah
Gamal Nkrumah is a Ghanaian journalist and political analyst known for his work with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram and for being the son of Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah.
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E.
Kofi Yamgnane
Kofi Yamgnane is a Togolese-born French politician and civil engineer known for his work in local government and his role as a symbol of diversity in French politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ghanaian soldier
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
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Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Burma Camp, Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Kotoka International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-09-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-04-17 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ewe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kotoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Emmanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Kotoka International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ghana Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kotoka International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah in 1966 ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Alakple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the National Liberation Council ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role | key figure in the overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Ghana Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gold Coast Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka Description of subject: Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka was a Ghanaian military officer and key figure in the 1966 coup that overthrew President Kwame Nkrumah.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka