FNLA
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The FNLA (National Liberation Front of Angola) was a major Angolan nationalist movement and armed group that fought for independence from Portugal and later vied for power during the country’s post-independence conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FNLA canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2367219 — 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: FNLA Context triple: [Angolan Civil War, mainBelligerent, FNLA]
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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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EAM (National Liberation Front)
EAM (National Liberation Front) was the major Greek resistance movement during World War II, led largely by communists and active against Axis occupation.
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National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front, commonly known as the Viet Cong, was a communist-led guerrilla and political organization in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. forces during the Vietnam War.
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National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was the principal Algerian nationalist movement that led the armed struggle against French colonial rule and ultimately secured Algeria’s independence.
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E.
FALINTIL
FALINTIL was the armed resistance wing of the East Timorese independence movement that fought against Indonesian occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: FNLA Target entity description: The FNLA (National Liberation Front of Angola) was a major Angolan nationalist movement and armed group that fought for independence from Portugal and later vied for power during the country’s post-independence conflicts.
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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.
EAM (National Liberation Front)
EAM (National Liberation Front) was the major Greek resistance movement during World War II, led largely by communists and active against Axis occupation.
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C.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front, commonly known as the Viet Cong, was a communist-led guerrilla and political organization in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. forces during the Vietnam War.
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D.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was the principal Algerian nationalist movement that led the armed struggle against French colonial rule and ultimately secured Algeria’s independence.
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E.
FALINTIL
FALINTIL was the armed resistance wing of the East Timorese independence movement that fought against Indonesian occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Angolan political party
ⓘ
armed group ⓘ nationalist movement ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FNLA self-link ⓘ |
| activeDuringConflict |
Angolan Civil War
ⓘ
Angolan War of Independence ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Mobutu Sese Seko ⓘ |
| conflictType | guerrilla movement ⓘ |
| country | Angola ⓘ |
| declineReason | military defeat by MPLA and Cuban forces in 1975 ⓘ |
| ethnicBase |
Kongo people
ⓘ
surface form:
Bakongo people
|
| foughtIn | Battle of Quifangondo ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Holden Roberto ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
ⓘ
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola ⓘ
surface form:
National Liberation Front of Angola
|
| goal |
establishment of a non-Marxist government in Angola
ⓘ
independence of Angola from Portugal ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
|
| ideology |
Angolan nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| leader |
Holden Roberto
ⓘ
Ngola Kabangu ⓘ |
| lostPowerStruggleTo | MPLA ⓘ |
| militaryWing | ELNA ⓘ |
| operatedIn | northern Angola ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
MPLA
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial rule in Angola ⓘ UNITA ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Alvor Agreement negotiations
ⓘ
Angolan multiparty elections ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola
ⓘ
surface form:
União das Populações de Angola
|
| receivedArmsFrom |
China
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| receivedTrainingIn |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
|
| recognizedAs | liberation movement by the Organization of African Unity ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
contender for power at Angolan independence in 1975
ⓘ
major Angolan nationalist movement ⓘ one of the three main movements in the Angolan War of Independence ⓘ |
| signed | Alvor Agreement ⓘ |
| statusAfterCivilWar | minor political party ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Israel
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China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
South Africa ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
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Subject: FNLA Description of subject: The FNLA (National Liberation Front of Angola) was a major Angolan nationalist movement and armed group that fought for independence from Portugal and later vied for power during the country’s post-independence conflicts.
Referenced by (8)
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