Angolan Civil War
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The Angolan Civil War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict in Angola (1975–2002) involving rival liberation movements and extensive foreign intervention, including Cuban, Soviet, South African, and U.S. support to opposing sides.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angolan Civil War canonical | 41 |
| Angolan Civil War (intervention in support of UNITA and government at different times) | 1 |
| Angolan War of Independence | 1 |
| Ogaden War | 1 |
| Soviet intervention in Angola | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T366204 — 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: Angolan Civil War Context triple: [Armed Forces of Cuba, participatedIn, Angolan Civil War]
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A.
First Liberian Civil War
The First Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1989 to 1997 that led to the overthrow of President Samuel Doe, widespread atrocities, and the near-collapse of Liberia’s state institutions.
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B.
Second Liberian Civil War
The Second Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1999 to 2003 that led to the overthrow of President Charles Taylor, widespread atrocities, and a major international peacekeeping intervention that reshaped Liberia’s political landscape.
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C.
Chadian–Libyan conflict
The Chadian–Libyan conflict was a series of armed confrontations from the 1970s to the late 1980s in which Libya, under Muammar Gaddafi, intervened militarily in Chad over territorial disputes and regional influence, culminating in Libya’s defeat and withdrawal.
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D.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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E.
Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
- 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: Angolan Civil War Target entity description: The Angolan Civil War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict in Angola (1975–2002) involving rival liberation movements and extensive foreign intervention, including Cuban, Soviet, South African, and U.S. support to opposing sides.
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A.
First Liberian Civil War
The First Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1989 to 1997 that led to the overthrow of President Samuel Doe, widespread atrocities, and the near-collapse of Liberia’s state institutions.
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B.
Second Liberian Civil War
The Second Liberian Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1999 to 2003 that led to the overthrow of President Charles Taylor, widespread atrocities, and a major international peacekeeping intervention that reshaped Liberia’s political landscape.
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C.
Chadian–Libyan conflict
The Chadian–Libyan conflict was a series of armed confrontations from the 1970s to the late 1980s in which Libya, under Muammar Gaddafi, intervened militarily in Chad over territorial disputes and regional influence, culminating in Libya’s defeat and withdrawal.
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D.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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E.
Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of thousands of deaths ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Angola ⓘ |
| country | Angola ⓘ |
| displacedPersons | millions of internally displaced people ⓘ |
| endDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| followedBy | post-war reconstruction in Angola ⓘ |
| follows |
Portuguese Colonial War
ⓘ
surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
|
| hasCause |
Cold War geopolitical competition
ⓘ
power struggle after Angolan independence ⓘ rivalry among liberation movements ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism associated with MPLA
ⓘ
anti-communism associated with UNITA ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Agostinho Neto
ⓘ
Holden Roberto ⓘ Jonas Savimbi ⓘ José Eduardo dos Santos ⓘ |
| location |
Cuando Cubango Province
ⓘ
Huambo ⓘ Luanda ⓘ Moxico Province ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Cuba
ⓘ
FNLA ⓘ MPLA ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ UNITA ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Zaire
|
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| peacekeepingMission |
MONUA
ⓘ
UNAVEM I ⓘ UNAVEM II ⓘ UNAVEM III ⓘ |
| peaceProcess | United Nations mediation ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Portuguese Colonial War
ⓘ
surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
|
| relatedConflict |
South African Border War
ⓘ
surface form:
Namibian War of Independence
South African Border War ⓘ |
| result |
MPLA military victory
ⓘ
UNITA demobilization ⓘ establishment of MPLA-dominated government ⓘ extensive landmine contamination in Angola ⓘ massive civilian displacement ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
South African Border War
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
Battle of Quifangondo ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1992 Angolan general elections
ⓘ
Alvor Agreement collapse ⓘ Bicesse Accords ⓘ Lusaka Protocol ⓘ death of Jonas Savimbi ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| supportedSide |
FNLA by Zaire
ⓘ
MPLA by Cuba ⓘ MPLA by Soviet Union ⓘ UNITA by South Africa ⓘ UNITA by United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angolan Civil War Description of subject: The Angolan Civil War was a protracted Cold War–era conflict in Angola (1975–2002) involving rival liberation movements and extensive foreign intervention, including Cuban, Soviet, South African, and U.S. support to opposing sides.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Armed Forces of Cuba
subject surface form:
Armed Forces of Cuba
this entity surface form:
Ogaden War
subject surface form:
Détente
this entity surface form:
Soviet intervention in Angola
subject surface form:
Mil Mi-24
subject surface form:
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
subject surface form:
T-62
this entity surface form:
Angolan Civil War (intervention in support of UNITA and government at different times)