Eritrean People's Liberation Front
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The Eritrean People's Liberation Front was a Marxist-inspired rebel organization that led the armed struggle for Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia, ultimately becoming the country's ruling party after victory.
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Target entity: Eritrean People's Liberation Front Context triple: [Ethiopian Civil War, mainBelligerent, Eritrean People's Liberation Front]
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National Patriotic Front of Liberia
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel group led by Charles Taylor that became a major faction in the First Liberian Civil War and played a central role in the country’s political upheaval in the early 1990s.
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Polisario Front
The Polisario Front is a Sahrawi nationalist liberation movement and political organization that seeks independence for Western Sahara from Moroccan control.
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Azanian People’s Liberation Army
The Azanian People’s Liberation Army was the military wing of a South African Black nationalist movement that waged an armed struggle against apartheid.
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Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
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Ethiopian Special Forces
The Ethiopian Special Forces are elite military units of Ethiopia trained and equipped for high-risk, specialized combat and security operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eritrean People's Liberation Front Target entity description: The Eritrean People's Liberation Front was a Marxist-inspired rebel organization that led the armed struggle for Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia, ultimately becoming the country's ruling party after victory.
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A.
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel group led by Charles Taylor that became a major faction in the First Liberian Civil War and played a central role in the country’s political upheaval in the early 1990s.
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B.
Polisario Front
The Polisario Front is a Sahrawi nationalist liberation movement and political organization that seeks independence for Western Sahara from Moroccan control.
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C.
Azanian People’s Liberation Army
The Azanian People’s Liberation Army was the military wing of a South African Black nationalist movement that waged an armed struggle against apartheid.
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D.
Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
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E.
Ethiopian Special Forces
The Ethiopian Special Forces are elite military units of Ethiopia trained and equipped for high-risk, specialized combat and security operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
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liberation movement ⓘ political organization ⓘ rebel organization ⓘ |
| achieved | de facto independence of Eritrea in 1991 ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ |
| armedStruggleBegan | early 1970s ⓘ |
| armedWing |
Eritrean People's Liberation Front
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eritrean People's Liberation Front (military wing)
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| became | ruling party of Eritrea after independence ⓘ |
| conflict | Eritrean War of Independence ⓘ |
| country | Eritrea ⓘ |
| disestablished | 1994 ⓘ |
| emphasizedPolicy |
gender equality in the struggle
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mass mobilization ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | multi-ethnic Eritrean population ⓘ |
| flag | flag of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front ⓘ |
| founded | 1970 ⓘ |
| goal | independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Sahel
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surface form:
Sahel region
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| ideology |
Marxism
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left-wing nationalism ⓘ |
| implemented |
literacy campaigns in rural Eritrea
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parallel administration in liberated areas ⓘ women's participation in combat units ⓘ |
| leader |
Abdullah Idris
ⓘ
Isaias Afwerki ⓘ Romodan Mohammed Nur ⓘ |
| militaryVictory | capture of Asmara in 1991 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing extensive underground social services in liberated areas
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leading the armed struggle for Eritrean independence ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Eritrea
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Northern Ethiopia ⓘ
surface form:
northern Ethiopia
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| opponent |
Derg
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Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front ⓘ Government of Ethiopia ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian government
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| originatedFrom | Eritrean Liberation Front ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
far-left
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revolutionary socialist ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United Nations-supervised referendum in 1993 ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | Muslim and Christian members ⓘ |
| slogan | Self-reliance ⓘ |
| successor | People's Front for Democracy and Justice ⓘ |
| supportedBy | various diaspora Eritrean communities ⓘ |
| trainingCamps | Sahel mountains ⓘ |
| transformedInto | People's Front for Democracy and Justice ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
guerrilla warfare
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political education ⓘ |
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Subject: Eritrean People's Liberation Front Description of subject: The Eritrean People's Liberation Front was a Marxist-inspired rebel organization that led the armed struggle for Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia, ultimately becoming the country's ruling party after victory.
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