Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab
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Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer who briefly led Sudan as head of state after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10953089 — 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: Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab Context triple: [Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, name, Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab]
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A.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas
Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas is a Yemeni politician who served as a leading statesman during the era of South Yemen and later became the first prime minister of a unified Yemen.
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C.
Abdul Wahab
Abdul Wahab, better known by his pen name Sachal Sarmast, was a renowned 18th–19th century Sindhi Sufi poet and mystic celebrated for his multilingual poetry on divine love and unity.
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D.
Ahmad al-Badawi
Ahmad al-Badawi was a 13th-century Moroccan-born Sufi saint and founder of the Badawiyya order, venerated especially in Tanta, Egypt.
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E.
Abdullah al-Janabi
Abdullah al-Janabi is a radical Iraqi Sunni cleric and insurgent leader known for his prominent role in organizing resistance against U.S.-led forces in Fallujah during the Iraq War.
- 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: Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab Target entity description: Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer who briefly led Sudan as head of state after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.
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A.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas
Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas is a Yemeni politician who served as a leading statesman during the era of South Yemen and later became the first prime minister of a unified Yemen.
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C.
Abdul Wahab
Abdul Wahab, better known by his pen name Sachal Sarmast, was a renowned 18th–19th century Sindhi Sufi poet and mystic celebrated for his multilingual poetry on divine love and unity.
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D.
Ahmad al-Badawi
Ahmad al-Badawi was a 13th-century Moroccan-born Sufi saint and founder of the Badawiyya order, venerated especially in Tanta, Egypt.
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E.
Abdullah al-Janabi
Abdullah al-Janabi is a radical Iraqi Sunni cleric and insurgent leader known for his prominent role in organizing resistance against U.S.-led forces in Fallujah during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coupAgainst | Jaafar Nimeiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-10-18 ⓘ |
| education |
Military College in Khartoum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military training in the United Kingdom ⓘ military training in the United States ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Suwar al-Dahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| knownFor | peaceful transfer of power ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Transitional Military Council of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leftOffice | 1986 ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| name | Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Sudanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
handing power to an elected civilian government
ⓘ
leading 1985 Sudanese coup d'état ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| oversaw | transition to civilian rule in Sudan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omdurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Riyadh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan
ⓘ
Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Head of State of Sudan ⓘ Minister of Defence of Sudan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jaafar Nimeiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Sudanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Army ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ahmed al-Mirghani
NERFINISHED
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Sadiq al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookOffice | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab Description of subject: Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer who briefly led Sudan as head of state after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.