Jean Kambanda
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Jean Kambanda is a former Rwandan politician and prime minister who became the first head of government to plead guilty to genocide before an international tribunal for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Kambanda canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9554340 — 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: Jean Kambanda Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda, defendant, Jean Kambanda]
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Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Laurent-Désiré Kabila was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997 after overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko and led the country during the early years of the Second Congo War.
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Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is a Congolese militia leader who became the first person ever convicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes related to the use of child soldiers.
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C.
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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D.
Jean-Paul Akayesu
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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E.
Anthony Mamo
Anthony Mamo was a Maltese statesman and jurist who became the first President of Malta after previously serving as the country’s last Governor-General.
- 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 Kambanda Target entity description: Jean Kambanda is a former Rwandan politician and prime minister who became the first head of government to plead guilty to genocide before an international tribunal for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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A.
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Laurent-Désiré Kabila was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997 after overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko and led the country during the early years of the Second Congo War.
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B.
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is a Congolese militia leader who became the first person ever convicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes related to the use of child soldiers.
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C.
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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D.
Jean-Paul Akayesu
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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E.
Anthony Mamo
Anthony Mamo was a Maltese statesman and jurist who became the first President of Malta after previously serving as the country’s last Governor-General.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convicted war criminal
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genocide perpetrator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Théodore Sindikubwabo ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| convictedBy | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Rwanda ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 19 October 1955 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 4 September 1998 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | National University of Rwanda ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hutu ⓘ |
| familyName | Kambanda ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean ⓘ |
| government | Interim Government of Rwanda (1994) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
head of government
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leader of interim government during genocide ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Kinyarwanda ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda ⓘ |
| legalStatus | prisoner serving life sentence ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Mouvement Démocratique Républicain ⓘ |
| name | Jean Kambanda ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first head of government to plead guilty to genocide before an international tribunal
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role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeAssumed | 9 April 1994 ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 19 July 1994 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| penalty | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Butare ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Mali ⓘ |
| pleadedGuiltyTo |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Prime Minister of Rwanda ⓘ |
| precededBy | Agathe Uwilingiyimana ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Rwanda ⓘ |
| residence | Mali ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
appointment as prime minister during the 1994 Rwandan genocide
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guilty plea before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Kambanda Description of subject: Jean Kambanda is a former Rwandan politician and prime minister who became the first head of government to plead guilty to genocide before an international tribunal for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.