UNITA
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UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) was a major Angolan rebel movement and political organization that fought against the MPLA-led government during and after the country’s struggle for independence and throughout the Angolan Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UNITA canonical | 16 |
| National Union for the Total Independence of Angola | 5 |
| UNITA in Angola | 1 |
| União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2367218 — 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.
Target entity: UNITA Context triple: [Angolan Civil War, mainBelligerent, UNITA]
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Fretilin
Fretilin is a major political party and former independence movement in East Timor that played a central role in the country’s struggle against Indonesian occupation and its subsequent nation-building.
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National Salvation Junta
The National Salvation Junta was the military-led governing body that took control of Portugal following the 1974 Carnation Revolution, overseeing the country’s transition away from dictatorship.
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C.
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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D.
National Resistance Movement
The National Resistance Movement is the ruling political organization in Uganda, led for decades by President Yoweri Museveni and known for its origins as a rebel movement that took power in 1986.
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E.
All-African People’s Revolutionary Party
The All-African People’s Revolutionary Party is a pan-African socialist political organization dedicated to the liberation and unification of African people worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: UNITA Target entity description: UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) was a major Angolan rebel movement and political organization that fought against the MPLA-led government during and after the country’s struggle for independence and throughout the Angolan Civil War.
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A.
Fretilin
Fretilin is a major political party and former independence movement in East Timor that played a central role in the country’s struggle against Indonesian occupation and its subsequent nation-building.
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B.
National Salvation Junta
The National Salvation Junta was the military-led governing body that took control of Portugal following the 1974 Carnation Revolution, overseeing the country’s transition away from dictatorship.
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C.
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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D.
National Resistance Movement
The National Resistance Movement is the ruling political organization in Uganda, led for decades by President Yoweri Museveni and known for its origins as a rebel movement that took power in 1986.
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E.
All-African People’s Revolutionary Party
The All-African People’s Revolutionary Party is a pan-African socialist political organization dedicated to the liberation and unification of African people worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
insurgent group
ⓘ
nationalist movement ⓘ political party ⓘ rebel movement ⓘ |
| alliedWith | FNLA ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ |
| conflict |
Angolan Civil War
ⓘ
Portuguese Colonial War ⓘ
surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
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| country | Angola ⓘ |
| ethnicBase |
Umbundu
ⓘ
surface form:
Ovimbundu
|
| formerStatus | guerrilla movement ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Antonio da Costa Fernandes
ⓘ
Jonas Savimbi ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1966-03-13 ⓘ |
| foundingPlace | Muangai, Moxico Province, Angola ⓘ |
| fullName |
UNITA
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola
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| headquarters | Luanda ⓘ |
| ideology |
Angolan nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Umbundu ⓘ |
| leader |
Adalberto Costa Júnior
ⓘ
Isaías Samakuva ⓘ Jonas Savimbi ⓘ |
| militaryWing | Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ |
| notableLeaderDeath | Jonas Savimbi was killed in combat in 2002 ⓘ |
| opposed |
MPLA
ⓘ
Angola ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of Angola
|
| opposedBy |
Cuba
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRepresentation | holds seats in the National Assembly of Angola ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1992 Angolan general election ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
central highlands of Angola
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Angola
Southeastern Angola ⓘ |
| shortName | UNITA self-link ⓘ |
| signedAgreement |
Bicesse Accords
ⓘ
Lusaka Protocol ⓘ |
| status | legal political party ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
China
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Morocco ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
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| transition | demobilized and became a political party after 2002 ⓘ |
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Subject: UNITA Description of subject: UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) was a major Angolan rebel movement and political organization that fought against the MPLA-led government during and after the country’s struggle for independence and throughout the Angolan Civil War.
Referenced by (23)
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