Provisional Irish Republican Army
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Provisional Irish Republican Army Context triple: [The Troubles, participant, Provisional Irish Republican Army]
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Loyalist militias
Loyalist militias were armed colonial groups in North America that supported British authority and fought against Patriot forces during the American Revolutionary War.
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The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a 1922–1923 conflict between pro- and anti-Treaty forces in Ireland that followed independence from Britain and shaped the country’s subsequent political landscape.
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Armed Forces Movement
The Armed Forces Movement was a Portuguese military organization of junior officers that orchestrated the 1974 Carnation Revolution, ending the Estado Novo dictatorship and initiating Portugal’s transition to democracy.
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Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict (1919–1921) between Irish republican forces and British authorities that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Provisional Irish Republican Army Target entity description: The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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A.
Loyalist militias
Loyalist militias were armed colonial groups in North America that supported British authority and fought against Patriot forces during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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C.
Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a 1922–1923 conflict between pro- and anti-Treaty forces in Ireland that followed independence from Britain and shaped the country’s subsequent political landscape.
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D.
Armed Forces Movement
The Armed Forces Movement was a Portuguese military organization of junior officers that orchestrated the 1974 Carnation Revolution, ending the Estado Novo dictatorship and initiating Portugal’s transition to democracy.
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E.
Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict (1919–1921) between Irish republican forces and British authorities that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican organization
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non-state armed group ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1960s–1990s ⓘ |
| announcedEndOfArmedCampaign | 2005 ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Great Britain
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Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
continental Europe ⓘ |
| classificationByUK | terrorist organisation ⓘ |
| classificationByUS | foreign terrorist organization ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1969 ⓘ |
| declaredCeasefire | 1994 ⓘ |
| disarmament | completed decommissioning of weapons in 2005 ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
criminal activities
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donations from sympathisers abroad ⓘ |
| goal |
end British rule in Northern Ireland
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unite Ireland as a single independent republic ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
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Irish republicanism ⓘ left-wing nationalism ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bloody Friday bombings in Belfast in 1972
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Brighton hotel bombing in 1984 ⓘ Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ Warrenpoint ambush in 1979 ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
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Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ Ulster Defence Association ⓘ Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ Ulster loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
Army Council leadership body
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cell-based structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish republican movement ⓘ |
| placeFounded |
Ireland
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Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalWing | Sinn Féin ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| religiousBackgroundOfBase | predominantly Catholic ⓘ |
| resumedCeasefire | 1997 ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Official Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Irish-American republican groups ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
ambushes
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assassinations ⓘ bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ kidnappings ⓘ punishment beatings ⓘ punishment shootings ⓘ |
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Subject: Provisional Irish Republican Army Description of subject: The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
Referenced by (56)
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