Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda
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The Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) is a Hutu rebel group operating mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, composed in part of perpetrators and remnants of forces involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and long implicated in regional violence and atrocities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda | 4 |
| Armée de libération du Rwanda | 1 |
| Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2456583 — 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: Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda Context triple: [Second Congo War, involvedParty, Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda]
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A.
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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B.
Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste
The Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) is a pro-independence political coalition in New Caledonia advocating for Kanak self-determination and socialism.
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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.
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: Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda Target entity description: The Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) is a Hutu rebel group operating mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, composed in part of perpetrators and remnants of forces involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and long implicated in regional violence and atrocities.
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A.
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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B.
Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste
The Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) is a pro-independence political coalition in New Caledonia advocating for Kanak self-determination and socialism.
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C.
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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D.
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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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hutu militia
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armed group ⓘ non-state armed group ⓘ rebel group ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
crimes against humanity
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massacres of civilians ⓘ recruitment of child soldiers ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| activeSince | late 1990s ⓘ |
| composedOf | perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Rwanda ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
terrorist organization by Rwanda
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terrorist organization by the United Nations sanctions regime ⓘ terrorist organization by the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Hutu ⓘ |
| financedBy |
illegal exploitation of natural resources
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illegal taxation of local populations ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
remnants of Interahamwe militia
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remnants of Rwandan government forces ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
Hutu
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surface form:
Hutu Power
anti-Rwandan government ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
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Kinyarwanda ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Callixte Mbarushimana
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Ignace Murwanashyaka ⓘ Sylvestre Mudacumura ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Ituri conflict
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Kivu conflict ⓘ Second Congo War ⓘ post-genocide Rwandan insurgency ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | United Nations Group of Experts on the DRC ⓘ |
| opposes |
Government of Rwanda
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Rwandan Patriotic Front ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Armée de libération du Rwanda
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| primaryAreaOfOperation | eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| subjectOf | International Criminal Court investigations ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
United Nations sanctions
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arms embargo ⓘ |
| targets |
Rwandan government interests
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civilians in eastern Congo ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
guerrilla warfare
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hit-and-run attacks ⓘ intimidation of civilians ⓘ |
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Subject: Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda Description of subject: The Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) is a Hutu rebel group operating mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, composed in part of perpetrators and remnants of forces involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and long implicated in regional violence and atrocities.
Referenced by (6)
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