Raúl Castro
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Raúl Castro is a Cuban military and political leader who succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as president of Cuba and First Secretary of the Communist Party, overseeing a period of limited economic reforms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raúl Castro canonical | 69 |
| Castro | 1 |
| Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T93983 — 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: Raúl Castro Context triple: [Cuban government, keyFigure, Raúl Castro]
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A.
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and long-serving prime minister and president who led the 1959 Cuban Revolution and established a communist state closely aligned with the Soviet Union.
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B.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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C.
Cuban government
The Cuban government is the centralized socialist state authority of the Republic of Cuba, overseeing its political, economic, and social systems under one-party rule.
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D.
Council of Ministers of Cuba
The Council of Ministers of Cuba is the highest executive and administrative body of the Cuban government, responsible for implementing laws and directing national policy.
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E.
Juan Bohón
Juan Bohón was a Spanish conquistador best known as the founder of the Chilean city of La Serena in the 16th century.
- 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: Raúl Castro Target entity description: Raúl Castro is a Cuban military and political leader who succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as president of Cuba and First Secretary of the Communist Party, overseeing a period of limited economic reforms.
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A.
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and long-serving prime minister and president who led the 1959 Cuban Revolution and established a communist state closely aligned with the Soviet Union.
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B.
Xanana Gusmão
Xanana Gusmão is a Timorese independence leader and statesman who became the first president and later prime minister of Timor-Leste after leading the struggle against Indonesian occupation.
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C.
Cuban government
The Cuban government is the centralized socialist state authority of the Republic of Cuba, overseeing its political, economic, and social systems under one-party rule.
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D.
Council of Ministers of Cuba
The Council of Ministers of Cuba is the highest executive and administrative body of the Cuban government, responsible for implementing laws and directing national policy.
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E.
Juan Bohón
Juan Bohón was a Spanish conquistador best known as the founder of the Chilean city of La Serena in the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-06-03 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Raúl Castro
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Castro
|
| father | Ángel Castro y Argiz ⓘ |
| fullName |
Raúl Castro
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz
|
| givenName | Raúl ⓘ |
| ideology |
Cuban socialism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
currency unification process in Cuba
ⓘ
expansion of private sector in Cuba ⓘ limited market-oriented economic reforms in Cuba ⓘ relaxation of travel restrictions for Cuban citizens ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Communist Party of Cuba ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General of the Army ⓘ |
| mother | Lina Ruz González ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
announced retirement from Cuban presidency in 2018
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announced stepping down as First Secretary of the Communist Party in 2021 ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba:2021-04-19
ⓘ
Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba:2008 ⓘ President of Cuba:2018-04-19 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba:2011-04-19
ⓘ
Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba:1959 ⓘ President of Cuba:2008-02-24 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cuban Revolution
ⓘ
Granma expedition ⓘ Sierra Maestra campaign ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Holguín, Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Birán, Cuba
|
| positionHeld |
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
ⓘ
Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
First Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba
First Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba ⓘ Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ President of the Republic of Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
President of Cuba
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| relative |
Enma Castro
ⓘ
surface form:
Lina Ruz González
Ramón Castro ⓘ
surface form:
Ángel Castro y Argiz
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| sibling |
Enma Castro
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Fidel Castro ⓘ Juanita Castro ⓘ Ramón Castro ⓘ Ramón Castro ⓘ
surface form:
Ángel Castro y Argiz
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| spouse | Vilma Espín ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Miguel Díaz-Canel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raúl Castro Description of subject: Raúl Castro is a Cuban military and political leader who succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as president of Cuba and First Secretary of the Communist Party, overseeing a period of limited economic reforms.
Referenced by (71)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz
this entity surface form:
Castro
subject surface form:
Birán
subject surface form:
Granma (yacht)
subject surface form:
President of the Council of State of Cuba
subject surface form:
Sierra Maestra
subject surface form:
Granma Memorial