Nureddin al-Atassi
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Nureddin al-Atassi was a Syrian Ba'athist politician who served as President of Syria during the late 1960s and early 1970s before being deposed in a coup led by Hafez al-Assad.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nureddin al-Atassi canonical | 1 |
| al-Atassi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10128964 — 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: Nureddin al-Atassi Context triple: [Ahmad al-Khatib, officeAssumedFrom, Nureddin al-Atassi]
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A.
Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Salah al-Din al-Bitar was a Syrian politician and ideologue who co-founded the Arab nationalist Ba'ath movement and served multiple terms as Syria’s prime minister in the 1960s.
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B.
Shukri al-Quwatli
Shukri al-Quwatli was a prominent Syrian nationalist leader and statesman who played a key role in Syria’s independence and served multiple terms as the country’s head of state in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Raghib al-Nashashibi
Raghib al-Nashashibi was a prominent Palestinian Arab politician and landowner who served as mayor of Jerusalem during the British Mandate and led a major rival faction to the Husayni family in local politics.
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D.
Ahmad Shukeiri
Ahmad Shukeiri was a Palestinian lawyer and politician who became the founding chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the 1960s.
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E.
Yusuf al-Khalidi
Yusuf al-Khalidi was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century Palestinian Ottoman politician and intellectual from Jerusalem, known for his early engagement with Zionism and advocacy for Palestinian Arab interests.
- 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: Nureddin al-Atassi Target entity description: Nureddin al-Atassi was a Syrian Ba'athist politician who served as President of Syria during the late 1960s and early 1970s before being deposed in a coup led by Hafez al-Assad.
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A.
Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Salah al-Din al-Bitar was a Syrian politician and ideologue who co-founded the Arab nationalist Ba'ath movement and served multiple terms as Syria’s prime minister in the 1960s.
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B.
Shukri al-Quwatli
Shukri al-Quwatli was a prominent Syrian nationalist leader and statesman who played a key role in Syria’s independence and served multiple terms as the country’s head of state in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Raghib al-Nashashibi
Raghib al-Nashashibi was a prominent Palestinian Arab politician and landowner who served as mayor of Jerusalem during the British Mandate and led a major rival faction to the Husayni family in local politics.
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D.
Ahmad Shukeiri
Ahmad Shukeiri was a Palestinian lawyer and politician who became the founding chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the 1960s.
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E.
Yusuf al-Khalidi
Yusuf al-Khalidi was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century Palestinian Ottoman politician and intellectual from Jerusalem, known for his early engagement with Zionism and advocacy for Palestinian Arab interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ba'athist
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Homs ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | 1966 Syrian coup d'état ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Syria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Syria ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| coupLeaderWhoDeposed | Hafez al-Assad ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-12-03 ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
Syrian government under Hafez al-Assad
ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian government
|
| detentionEnd | 1992 ⓘ |
| detentionStart | 1970-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Damascus
ⓘ
linked to:
Damascus University
University of Paris ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970-11-13 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arab
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
|
| familyName |
al-Atassi
ⓘ
linked to:
Nureddin al-Atassi
|
| fieldOfStudy | medicine ⓘ |
| givenName | Nureddin ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Yusuf Zuayyin ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Syria ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Ba'athism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being overthrown in a coup led by Hafez al-Assad
ⓘ
serving as President of Syria from 1966 to 1970 ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (President of Syria) | 1970-11-13 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (President of Syria) | 1966-02-25 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Homs ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Mezzeh prison ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Syria
ⓘ
Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ⓘ Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region ⓘ
linked to:
Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
member of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ⓘ member of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region ⓘ |
| predecessor | Amin al-Hafiz ⓘ |
| profession | physician ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966-02-25 ⓘ |
| successor | Ahmad al-Khatib ⓘ |
| wasDeposedBy |
Corrective Movement (1970 Syrian coup d'état)
ⓘ
linked to:
1970 Syrian Corrective Revolution
|
| wasPoliticalPrisoner | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nureddin al-Atassi Description of subject: Nureddin al-Atassi was a Syrian Ba'athist politician who served as President of Syria during the late 1960s and early 1970s before being deposed in a coup led by Hafez al-Assad.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nureddin al-Atassi