People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
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The People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) was the Marxist-oriented military wing of the MPLA and the main state army of Angola during the Cold War, heavily supported by the Soviet Union and Cuba.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17634723 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola Context triple: [South African Border War, primaryBelligerent, People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola]
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Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
The Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola were the military wing of the UNITA movement, fighting primarily against the MPLA-led government during the Angolan Civil War.
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Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is a major Angolan political party and former Marxist–Leninist guerrilla movement that led the struggle for independence from Portuguese colonial rule and has dominated the country’s politics since 1975.
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Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola is an Angolan nationalist and anti-colonial movement-turned-political party that was one of the main groups fighting Portuguese rule during the Angolan War of Independence.
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Front for the Liberation of Mozambique
The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) was a nationalist movement and guerrilla organization that led the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule and later became the ruling political party of independent Mozambique.
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Angolan Army
The Angolan Army is the land warfare branch of Angola’s military, responsible for ground operations and national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola Target entity description: The People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) was the Marxist-oriented military wing of the MPLA and the main state army of Angola during the Cold War, heavily supported by the Soviet Union and Cuba.
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A.
Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
The Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola were the military wing of the UNITA movement, fighting primarily against the MPLA-led government during the Angolan Civil War.
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B.
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is a major Angolan political party and former Marxist–Leninist guerrilla movement that led the struggle for independence from Portuguese colonial rule and has dominated the country’s politics since 1975.
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Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola is an Angolan nationalist and anti-colonial movement-turned-political party that was one of the main groups fighting Portuguese rule during the Angolan War of Independence.
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D.
Front for the Liberation of Mozambique
The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) was a nationalist movement and guerrilla organization that led the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule and later became the ruling political party of independent Mozambique.
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E.
Angolan Army
The Angolan Army is the land warfare branch of Angola’s military, responsible for ground operations and national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
South African Border War
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People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
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Border War
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
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militaryWing
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People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
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linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Battle of Huambo (1993–1994)
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belligerent
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People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA)
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linked to: People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
subject linked to:
Cuito Cuanavale
Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
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People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
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