Rwandan Revolution
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The Rwandan Revolution was a 1959–1961 social and political upheaval in Rwanda that overthrew the Tutsi monarchy, empowered the Hutu majority, and fundamentally reshaped the country’s ethnic and political landscape.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rwandan Revolution canonical | 2 |
| 1959 Rwandan revolution | 1 |
| 1959 Rwandan social revolution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22816441 — 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: Rwandan Revolution Context triple: [Parmehutu, cameToPowerThrough, Rwandan Revolution]
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A.
Rwandan Civil War
The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict from 1990 to 1994 between the Rwandan government and the Rwandan Patriotic Front that culminated in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and reshaped the political landscape of Central Africa.
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B.
Burundian Civil War
The Burundian Civil War was a protracted ethnic conflict from 1993 to 2005 between Hutu rebel groups and the Tutsi-dominated government, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and massive displacement.
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C.
Second Chimurenga
The Second Chimurenga was the protracted guerrilla war of liberation fought in the 1960s and 1970s that led to the end of white-minority rule in Rhodesia and the creation of independent Zimbabwe.
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D.
Zanzibar Revolution
The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
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E.
Luwero War
The Luwero War was a guerrilla conflict in central Uganda during the early 1980s that brought Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Army to power after fighting the government of Milton Obote.
- 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: Rwandan Revolution Target entity description: The Rwandan Revolution was a 1959–1961 social and political upheaval in Rwanda that overthrew the Tutsi monarchy, empowered the Hutu majority, and fundamentally reshaped the country’s ethnic and political landscape.
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A.
Rwandan Civil War
The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict from 1990 to 1994 between the Rwandan government and the Rwandan Patriotic Front that culminated in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and reshaped the political landscape of Central Africa.
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B.
Burundian Civil War
The Burundian Civil War was a protracted ethnic conflict from 1993 to 2005 between Hutu rebel groups and the Tutsi-dominated government, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and massive displacement.
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C.
Second Chimurenga
The Second Chimurenga was the protracted guerrilla war of liberation fought in the 1960s and 1970s that led to the end of white-minority rule in Rhodesia and the creation of independent Zimbabwe.
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D.
Zanzibar Revolution
The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
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E.
Luwero War
The Luwero War was a guerrilla conflict in central Uganda during the early 1980s that brought Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Army to power after fighting the government of Milton Obote.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rwandan Revolution
linked to: Rwandan Revolution