Jean-Paul Akayesu
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Jean-Paul Akayesu is a former Rwandan mayor who became the first person convicted of genocide by an international court for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jean-Paul Akayesu canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Paul Akayesu Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, defendant, Jean-Paul Akayesu]
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Isaach de Bankolé
Isaach de Bankolé is an Ivorian-French actor known for his distinctive presence in international cinema, including prominent roles in several of Jim Jarmusch’s films.
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B.
Tindyebwa Agaba Wise
Tindyebwa Agaba Wise is a Rwandan-born British activist and former child soldier who became known for his work on human rights and refugee issues after being adopted by actress Emma Thompson.
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Remmy Ongala
Remmy Ongala was a Tanzanian musician and singer-songwriter known for his socially conscious "ubongo" style of soukous music and his influential role in East African popular music.
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D.
Michel Micombero
Michel Micombero was a Burundian army officer and politician who led a 1966 coup, abolished the monarchy, and ruled as the country’s first republican president.
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E.
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila is a Congolese politician who served as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019, overseeing a fragile post-war transition marked by conflict, contested elections, and efforts at reconstruction.
- 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: Jean-Paul Akayesu Target entity description: Jean-Paul Akayesu is a former Rwandan mayor who became the first person convicted of genocide by an international court for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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A.
Isaach de Bankolé
Isaach de Bankolé is an Ivorian-French actor known for his distinctive presence in international cinema, including prominent roles in several of Jim Jarmusch’s films.
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B.
Tindyebwa Agaba Wise
Tindyebwa Agaba Wise is a Rwandan-born British activist and former child soldier who became known for his work on human rights and refugee issues after being adopted by actress Emma Thompson.
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C.
Remmy Ongala
Remmy Ongala was a Tanzanian musician and singer-songwriter known for his socially conscious "ubongo" style of soukous music and his influential role in East African popular music.
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D.
Michel Micombero
Michel Micombero was a Burundian army officer and politician who led a 1966 coup, abolished the monarchy, and ruled as the country’s first republican president.
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E.
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila is a Congolese politician who served as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019, overseeing a fragile post-war transition marked by conflict, contested elections, and efforts at reconstruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rwandan politician
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convicted war criminal ⓘ genocide perpetrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Interahamwe militias ⓘ |
| conflict | Rwandan Civil War ⓘ |
| convictedBy | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
crimes against humanity
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extermination as a crime against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ murder as a crime against humanity ⓘ other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity ⓘ rape as a crime against humanity ⓘ violations of Additional Protocol II ⓘ violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Rwanda ⓘ |
| courtJurisdiction |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 955
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linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 955
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| dateOfGenocideJudgment | 1998-09-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfSentencing | 1998-10-02 ⓘ |
| detainedIn | Mali ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hutu ⓘ |
| familyName | Akayesu ⓘ |
| fullName | Jean-Paul Akayesu ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Paul ⓘ |
| legalCase | Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
first international conviction for genocide
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landmark ruling on sexual violence as a constituent act of genocide ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted prisoner ⓘ |
| movement | Hutu Power ⓘ |
| notableEvent | ICTR recognition of rape as an act of genocide in his case ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first person convicted of genocide by an international court
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role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| officeHeldIn |
Gitarama prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Taba commune ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| penalty | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| perpetratedCrimesIn | Taba commune ⓘ |
| positionHeld | mayor of Taba ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Gitarama prefecture, Rwanda ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
killings of Tutsi civilians in Taba
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sexual violence against Tutsi women in Taba ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ICTR Trial Judgment in Prosecutor v. Akayesu
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linked to:
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
appeal judgment at the ICTR ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | early 1990s ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCriminalActs | 1994 ⓘ |
| trialHeldAt | Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
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