Anastasio Somoza Debayle
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Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the last ruler of Nicaragua’s Somoza family dynasty, a U.S.-backed authoritarian president whose regime was overthrown by the Sandinista revolution in 1979.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anastasio Somoza Debayle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9792531 — 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: Anastasio Somoza Debayle Context triple: [Somoza dictatorship, keyLeader, Anastasio Somoza Debayle]
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A.
Anastasio Somoza García
Anastasio Somoza García was a Nicaraguan military leader and politician who established a long-lasting family dictatorship that dominated Nicaragua’s politics and economy in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Arnulfo Arias
Arnulfo Arias was a Panamanian politician and three-time president whose turbulent terms were repeatedly cut short by military coups.
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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.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico was a military officer and authoritarian president of Guatemala who ruled from 1931 to 1944, known for his centralized control, public works projects, and close ties to the United States.
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E.
Rafael Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican military dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic with an authoritarian regime from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.
- 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: Anastasio Somoza Debayle Target entity description: Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the last ruler of Nicaragua’s Somoza family dynasty, a U.S.-backed authoritarian president whose regime was overthrown by the Sandinista revolution in 1979.
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A.
Anastasio Somoza García
Anastasio Somoza García was a Nicaraguan military leader and politician who established a long-lasting family dictatorship that dominated Nicaragua’s politics and economy in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Arnulfo Arias
Arnulfo Arias was a Panamanian politician and three-time president whose turbulent terms were repeatedly cut short by military coups.
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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.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico was a military officer and authoritarian president of Guatemala who ruled from 1931 to 1944, known for his centralized control, public works projects, and close ties to the United States.
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E.
Rafael Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo was a Dominican military dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic with an authoritarian regime from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Nicaragua
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Tachito Somoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1925-12-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | León, Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerThrough | control of the National Guard of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1980-09-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Asunción, Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
La Salle Institute (Nicaragua)
NERFINISHED
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La Salle Military Academy (New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Leo College Preparatory School NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Military Academy at West Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
first presidency: 1972-05-01
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second presidency: 1979-07-17 ⓘ |
| event | Nicaraguan Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Somoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Anastasio Somoza García NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo |
Asunción, Paraguay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Anastasio Somoza Debayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Anastasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero
NERFINISHED
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Juliana Somoza Portocarrero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Argentine guerrillas linked to the Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRT-ERP) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | car-bomb attack ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Nationalist Liberal Party (Nicaragua) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Salvadora Debayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoritarian rule
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being the last ruler of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua ⓘ corruption and repression ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Somoza family dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the National Guard of Nicaragua
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President of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Managua, Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Luis Somoza Debayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Hope Portocarrero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
first presidency: 1967-05-01
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second presidency: 1974-12-01 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Anastasio Somoza Debayle Description of subject: Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the last ruler of Nicaragua’s Somoza family dynasty, a U.S.-backed authoritarian president whose regime was overthrown by the Sandinista revolution in 1979.
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