Triple
T263346
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | National Party (South Africa) |
E5799
|
entity |
| Predicate | participatedIn |
P149
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
South African general election, 1989
The South African general election of 1989 was the last whites-only parliamentary election held under apartheid, marking a turning point that led to negotiations to end minority rule and transition to democracy.
|
E35019
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: South African general election, 1989 | Statement: [National Party (South Africa), participatedIn, South African general election, 1989]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African general election, 1989 Context triple: [National Party (South Africa), participatedIn, South African general election, 1989]
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A.
1989 Soviet legislative election
The 1989 Soviet legislative election was the first relatively competitive, partially free national election in the Soviet Union, marking a major step in Mikhail Gorbachev’s political reforms and the beginning of the end for one-party rule.
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B.
Government of National Unity (South Africa)
The Government of National Unity (South Africa) was the post-apartheid coalition administration formed after the 1994 democratic elections, bringing together former rival parties under President Nelson Mandela to oversee the country’s transition to majority rule.
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C.
Parliament of South Africa
The Parliament of South Africa is the country’s national legislative body, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the people at the federal level.
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D.
South African Party
The South African Party was a major early 20th-century political party that governed the Union of South Africa and promoted a policy of white unity and gradual segregation before being succeeded by the National Party.
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E.
2018 Egyptian presidential election
The 2018 Egyptian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a second term amid widespread criticism over limited political competition and restrictions on opposition candidates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: South African general election, 1989 Triple: [National Party (South Africa), participatedIn, South African general election, 1989]
Generated description
The South African general election of 1989 was the last whites-only parliamentary election held under apartheid, marking a turning point that led to negotiations to end minority rule and transition to democracy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African general election, 1989 Target entity description: The South African general election of 1989 was the last whites-only parliamentary election held under apartheid, marking a turning point that led to negotiations to end minority rule and transition to democracy.
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A.
1989 Soviet legislative election
The 1989 Soviet legislative election was the first relatively competitive, partially free national election in the Soviet Union, marking a major step in Mikhail Gorbachev’s political reforms and the beginning of the end for one-party rule.
-
B.
Government of National Unity (South Africa)
The Government of National Unity (South Africa) was the post-apartheid coalition administration formed after the 1994 democratic elections, bringing together former rival parties under President Nelson Mandela to oversee the country’s transition to majority rule.
-
C.
Parliament of South Africa
The Parliament of South Africa is the country’s national legislative body, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the people at the federal level.
-
D.
South African Party
The South African Party was a major early 20th-century political party that governed the Union of South Africa and promoted a policy of white unity and gradual segregation before being succeeded by the National Party.
-
E.
2018 Egyptian presidential election
The 2018 Egyptian presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a second term amid widespread criticism over limited political competition and restrictions on opposition candidates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a258dd8ea08190ac554a1cc8dfd8c3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d8c7f448190af9145256f994177 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a38b8e36b481909f9a039236e663df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38bf7a0008190ba086ca136571c1f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a38c4691688190a552e40747baa464 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.