Théoneste Bagosora
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Théoneste Bagosora was a Rwandan military officer widely regarded as a key architect of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity by an international tribunal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Théoneste Bagosora canonical | 6 |
| Théoneste Bagosora was responsible for crimes committed by forces under his authority | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10170583 — 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: Théoneste Bagosora Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora, defendant, Théoneste Bagosora]
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Jean Kambanda
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Théoneste Bagosora Target entity description: Théoneste Bagosora was a Rwandan military officer widely regarded as a key architect of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity by an international tribunal.
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A.
Jean Kambanda
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rwandan military officer
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convicted war criminal ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Government of Rwanda (Habyarimana regime)
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linked to:
Interim Government of Rwanda (1994)
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| appealCourt | ICTR Appeals Chamber ⓘ |
| category |
Rwandan military personnel
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Rwandan people convicted of genocide ⓘ people convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| conflict |
Rwandan Civil War
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Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| convictedBy | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| conviction |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Rwanda ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1996-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstInstanceVerdict | 2008-12-18 ⓘ |
| education | École des officiers, Kigali ⓘ |
| employer |
Rwandan Ministry of Defence
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linked to:
Ministry of Defence of Rwanda
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| ethnicGroup | Hutu ⓘ |
| familyName | Bagosora ⓘ |
| fullName | Théoneste Bagosora ⓘ |
| givenName | Théoneste ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a key architect of the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Kinyarwanda ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted by international tribunal ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Rwandan Armed Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| movement | Hutu Power ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conviction for his role in killings of political leaders and Tutsi civilians in 1994
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indictment by ICTR for genocide and related crimes ⓘ |
| notableWork | role in planning and coordination of the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Cameroon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Giciye, Gisenyi, Rwanda
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linked to:
Gitarama prefecture, Rwanda
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| placeOfDeath | Mali ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
United Nations Detention Facility, Arusha, Tanzania
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linked to:
United Nations Detention Facility in Arusha
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| positionHeld | director of cabinet in the Rwandan Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| residence |
Kigali (historical)
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linked to:
Kigali
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| roleDuringEvent | de facto authority in the Rwandan Ministry of Defence after the death of President Juvénal Habyarimana ⓘ |
| sentence |
life imprisonment (initially)
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reduced to 35 years imprisonment on appeal ⓘ |
| tribunal |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
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linked to:
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Théoneste Bagosora Description of subject: Théoneste Bagosora was a Rwandan military officer widely regarded as a key architect of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity by an international tribunal.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
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finding
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Théoneste Bagosora was responsible for crimes committed by forces under his authority
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subject linked to:
Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
linked to: Théoneste Bagosora
Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority
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appliesTo
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Théoneste Bagosora
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