Forgotten War
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The "Forgotten War" refers to the Ifni War, a brief late-1950s conflict between Spain and Moroccan irregular forces over the Spanish enclave of Ifni in North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forgotten War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2099478 — 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: Forgotten War Context triple: [Ifni War, alsoKnownAs, Forgotten War]
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A.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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B.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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C.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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D.
Journey to a War
Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
- 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: Forgotten War Target entity description: The "Forgotten War" refers to the Ifni War, a brief late-1950s conflict between Spain and Moroccan irregular forces over the Spanish enclave of Ifni in North Africa.
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A.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
-
B.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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C.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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D.
Journey to a War
Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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colonial war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aftermath | eventual retrocession of Ifni to Morocco in 1969 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ifni–Sahara War
ⓘ
surface form:
Guerra de Ifni
Ifni War ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Moroccan irregular forces
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| conflictType |
border conflict
ⓘ
post–World War II colonial conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Morocco
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| describedAs | brief late-1950s conflict ⓘ |
| endTime | 1958 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Moroccan claims over Spanish possessions in North Africa
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territorial dispute over Ifni enclave ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
associated with the term "Forgotten War" due to obscurity
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limited in geographic scope ⓘ low international visibility ⓘ |
| hasName | Ifni War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Moroccan liberation fighters
ⓘ
Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
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| location |
Ifni
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Northwest Africa ⓘ Spanish Sahara region ⓘ |
| partOf | decolonization conflicts in North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Western Sahara conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan struggle for territorial unification
Spanish colonial history in Africa ⓘ |
| result | Spanish retention of Ifni enclave during the conflict ⓘ |
| startTime | 1957 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forgotten War Description of subject: The "Forgotten War" refers to the Ifni War, a brief late-1950s conflict between Spain and Moroccan irregular forces over the Spanish enclave of Ifni in North Africa.
Referenced by (2)
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