Triple
T8004677
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African general election, 1987 |
E186334
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entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
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FINISHED |
| Object |
South African general election, 1981
The South African general election of 1981 was a whites-only parliamentary election held under the apartheid regime, shaping the composition of the House of Assembly during a period of intensifying internal resistance and international condemnation.
|
E708014
|
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, 1981 | Statement: [South African general election, 1987, precededBy, South African general election, 1981]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African general election, 1981 Context triple: [South African general election, 1987, precededBy, South African general election, 1981]
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A.
South African general election, 1987
The South African general election of 1987 was a whites-only parliamentary election held under apartheid, in which the ruling National Party retained power amid growing internal resistance and international pressure for reform.
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B.
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.
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C.
1994 South African general election
The 1994 South African general election was the country’s first fully democratic, multiracial national vote that ended apartheid rule and brought Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress to power.
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D.
South African general election, 1999
The South African general election of 1999 was the country's second democratic national vote after the end of apartheid, resulting in Thabo Mbeki succeeding Nelson Mandela as president.
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E.
South African general election, 1994
The South African general election of 1994 was the country’s first fully democratic, multiracial national vote, marking the end of apartheid and leading to Nelson Mandela’s election as president.
- 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, 1981 Triple: [South African general election, 1987, precededBy, South African general election, 1981]
Generated description
The South African general election of 1981 was a whites-only parliamentary election held under the apartheid regime, shaping the composition of the House of Assembly during a period of intensifying internal resistance and international condemnation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African general election, 1981 Target entity description: The South African general election of 1981 was a whites-only parliamentary election held under the apartheid regime, shaping the composition of the House of Assembly during a period of intensifying internal resistance and international condemnation.
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A.
South African general election, 1987
The South African general election of 1987 was a whites-only parliamentary election held under apartheid, in which the ruling National Party retained power amid growing internal resistance and international pressure for reform.
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B.
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.
-
C.
1994 South African general election
The 1994 South African general election was the country’s first fully democratic, multiracial national vote that ended apartheid rule and brought Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress to power.
-
D.
South African general election, 1999
The South African general election of 1999 was the country's second democratic national vote after the end of apartheid, resulting in Thabo Mbeki succeeding Nelson Mandela as president.
-
E.
South African general election, 1994
The South African general election of 1994 was the country’s first fully democratic, multiracial national vote, marking the end of apartheid and leading to Nelson Mandela’s election as president.
- 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_69ca82aaaf24819084b94d18f699ba53 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3cf5fb588190ada4ec7d8087619c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc5697ac9081909fe7ca06d0c3ef38 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cc58a8f3d08190bec84dc1ba3b5b84 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:28 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cc5cb2963c81908a8dfbb1f84845bc |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:18 p.m.