Emílio Garrastazu Médici
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Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian army general who served as the country’s president during the most repressive phase of the military dictatorship from 1969 to 1974.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emílio Garrastazu Médici canonical | 3 |
| Emílio Médici | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10029218 — 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: Emílio Garrastazu Médici Context triple: [Rio–Niterói Bridge, openedBy, Emílio Garrastazu Médici]
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A.
Deodoro da Fonseca
Deodoro da Fonseca was a Brazilian military leader and statesman who led the coup that ended the monarchy and became the country’s first republican president.
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B.
Artur da Costa e Silva
Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian army marshal and the country’s second military president, who ruled from 1967 to 1969 during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
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C.
António de Oliveira Chaves
António de Oliveira Chaves is a notable individual distinguished by his association with the surname Chaves.
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D.
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola is a Brazilian former professional footballer best known for his career as a goalkeeper with clubs like Inter Milan and the Brazil national team.
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E.
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente is a mid-sized city in western São Paulo state, Brazil, known as a regional hub for commerce, education, and services.
- 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: Emílio Garrastazu Médici Target entity description: Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian army general who served as the country’s president during the most repressive phase of the military dictatorship from 1969 to 1974.
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A.
Deodoro da Fonseca
Deodoro da Fonseca was a Brazilian military leader and statesman who led the coup that ended the monarchy and became the country’s first republican president.
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B.
Artur da Costa e Silva
Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian army marshal and the country’s second military president, who ruled from 1967 to 1969 during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
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C.
António de Oliveira Chaves
António de Oliveira Chaves is a notable individual distinguished by his association with the surname Chaves.
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D.
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola is a Brazilian former professional footballer best known for his career as a goalkeeper with clubs like Inter Milan and the Brazil national team.
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E.
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente is a mid-sized city in western São Paulo state, Brazil, known as a regional hub for commerce, education, and services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian military officer
ⓘ
President of Brazil ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Emílio Médici
ⓘ
linked to:
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
|
| burialPlace | São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | indirect election by military junta ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-12-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-10-09 ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
promotion of large infrastructure projects in Brazil
ⓘ
state-led development with heavy public investment ⓘ |
| education |
Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército (Brazilian Army Command and General Staff School)
ⓘ
linked to:
Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército
Military School of Porto Alegre ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974-03-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brazilian of Italian descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Médici ⓘ |
| givenName |
Emílio
ⓘ
linked to:
Emilio
|
| headOfGovernmentDuringTerm |
Augusto Rademaker (member of ruling junta)
ⓘ
Aurélio de Lira Tavares (member of ruling junta) ⓘ Márcio Melo (member of ruling junta) ⓘ Pedro Aleixo (nominal vice president, not sworn in) ⓘ
linked to:
Vice President of Brazil
|
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
right-wing authoritarianism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Brazilian military dictatorship ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Brazilian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the most repressive phase of the Brazilian military dictatorship
ⓘ
period of rapid economic growth known as the Brazilian Miracle ⓘ period of severe censorship and human rights abuses in Brazil ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | army general ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brazilian military regime (1964–1985)
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian military dictatorship
|
| placeOfBirth | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio de Janeiro
|
| positionHeld |
Chief of the National Intelligence Service of Brazil
ⓘ
Commander of the 3rd Army of Brazil ⓘ Military Attaché in Washington, D.C. ⓘ President of Brazil ⓘ |
| precededBy | Artur da Costa e Silva ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| repressionCharacteristics |
strict press censorship
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suppression of political opposition ⓘ widespread torture of political prisoners ⓘ |
| spouse | Scylla Médici ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969-10-30 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ernesto Geisel ⓘ |
| termEndAsPresidentOfBrazil | 1974-03-15 ⓘ |
| termStartAsPresidentOfBrazil | 1969-10-30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Emílio Garrastazu Médici Description of subject: Emílio Garrastazu Médici was a Brazilian army general who served as the country’s president during the most repressive phase of the military dictatorship from 1969 to 1974.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Emílio Garrastazu Médici