Provisional republican movement
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The Provisional republican movement was a militant Irish republican faction, including the Provisional IRA and its political wing Sinn Féin, that pursued the end of British rule in Northern Ireland, often through armed struggle during the Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provisional republican movement canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4339342 — 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: Provisional republican movement Context triple: [Official republican movement, opposedTo, Provisional republican movement]
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Armed Forces Movement
The Armed Forces Movement was a Portuguese military organization of junior officers that orchestrated the 1974 Carnation Revolution, ending the Estado Novo dictatorship and initiating Portugal’s transition to democracy.
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B.
Political Party of Radicals
The Political Party of Radicals was a Dutch progressive Christian-left political party that played a key role in the formation of the green-left party GroenLinks.
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C.
Aprista movement
The Aprista movement is a major Peruvian political current founded by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre that advocates social democracy, Latin American unity, and anti-imperialism.
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D.
Revolución Democrática
Revolución Democrática is a Chilean left-wing political party known for its role in the student movement and its participation in progressive coalitions challenging the traditional party system.
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E.
Hostosian National Independence Movement
The Hostosian National Independence Movement is a Puerto Rican political organization advocating for the island’s full sovereignty and self-determination, inspired by the ideas of educator and nationalist Eugenio María de Hostos.
- 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: Provisional republican movement Target entity description: The Provisional republican movement was a militant Irish republican faction, including the Provisional IRA and its political wing Sinn Féin, that pursued the end of British rule in Northern Ireland, often through armed struggle during the Troubles.
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A.
Armed Forces Movement
The Armed Forces Movement was a Portuguese military organization of junior officers that orchestrated the 1974 Carnation Revolution, ending the Estado Novo dictatorship and initiating Portugal’s transition to democracy.
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B.
Political Party of Radicals
The Political Party of Radicals was a Dutch progressive Christian-left political party that played a key role in the formation of the green-left party GroenLinks.
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C.
Aprista movement
The Aprista movement is a major Peruvian political current founded by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre that advocates social democracy, Latin American unity, and anti-imperialism.
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D.
Revolución Democrática
Revolución Democrática is a Chilean left-wing political party known for its role in the student movement and its participation in progressive coalitions challenging the traditional party system.
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E.
Hostosian National Independence Movement
The Hostosian National Independence Movement is a Puerto Rican political organization advocating for the island’s full sovereignty and self-determination, inspired by the ideas of educator and nationalist Eugenio María de Hostos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican movement
ⓘ
militant political movement ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| goal |
Irish reunification
ⓘ
end of British rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Provisional IRA Army Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional IRA General Headquarters Staff ⓘ Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ Sinn Féin ⓘ Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle ⓘ
linked to:
Sinn Féin
|
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Irish republican dissident groups ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Irish republican movements ⓘ |
| keyDocument |
IRA ceasefire statements of 1994 and 1997
ⓘ
Sinn Féin electoral strategy in the 1980s ⓘ |
| laterStrategy |
ballot box and Armalite strategy
ⓘ
peace process engagement ⓘ |
| militaryWing | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
assassinations
ⓘ
bombing campaigns ⓘ political abstentionism ⓘ punishment shootings ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British government ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | split from the pre-1969 IRA and Sinn Féin ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Northern Ireland peace process
ⓘ
multi-party talks leading to the Good Friday Agreement ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish republican movement (20th century)
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish republican movement
|
| peakActivityPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| politicalWing | Sinn Féin ⓘ |
| religiousBase | predominantly Catholic community in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| significantEvent | split in the Irish republican movement in 1969–1970 ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1960s ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
sections of the Irish diaspora
ⓘ
some Irish-American organizations ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
armed struggle
ⓘ
electoral politics ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ political campaigning ⓘ |
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Subject: Provisional republican movement Description of subject: The Provisional republican movement was a militant Irish republican faction, including the Provisional IRA and its political wing Sinn Féin, that pursued the end of British rule in Northern Ireland, often through armed struggle during the Troubles.
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