Revolutionary United Front
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The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel group in Sierra Leone notorious for its brutal tactics, including widespread atrocities against civilians, during the country's civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Revolutionary United Front canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6276802 — 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: Revolutionary United Front Context triple: [Sierra Leone Civil War, belligerent, Revolutionary United Front]
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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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B.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front (EAM) was the main Greek resistance movement during World War II, led largely by communists and leftists in opposition to Axis occupation.
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C.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was a nationalist guerrilla organization that fought to end British colonial rule and establish an independent state in South Yemen during the 1960s.
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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.
Samyukta Socialist Party
The Samyukta Socialist Party was an Indian socialist political party known for its advocacy of democratic socialism and its association with prominent leader Ram Manohar Lohia.
- 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: Revolutionary United Front Target entity description: The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel group in Sierra Leone notorious for its brutal tactics, including widespread atrocities against civilians, during the country's civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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A.
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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B.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front (EAM) was the main Greek resistance movement during World War II, led largely by communists and leftists in opposition to Axis occupation.
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C.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was a nationalist guerrilla organization that fought to end British colonial rule and establish an independent state in South Yemen during the 1960s.
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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.
Samyukta Socialist Party
The Samyukta Socialist Party was an Indian socialist political party known for its advocacy of democratic socialism and its association with prominent leader Ram Manohar Lohia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-state armed group
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rebel group ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RUF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | National Patriotic Front of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group
NERFINISHED
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Government of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfAgreement | 1999-07-07 ⓘ |
| designatedAs | terrorist organization by some governments and organizations ⓘ |
| disarmedUnder | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration program in Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| financingMethod | trade in conflict diamonds ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abdulai Koroma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foday Sankoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashid Mansaray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
control of diamond-producing regions
ⓘ
overthrow of the Sierra Leonean government ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-government insurgency
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revolutionary populism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amputations of limbs
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forced labor in diamond mining ⓘ mass killings ⓘ systematic sexual violence ⓘ use of child soldiers ⓘ widespread atrocities against civilians ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| leadersConvictedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | invasion of Freetown in January 1999 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Foday Sankoh
NERFINISHED
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Issa Sesay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Bockarie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Eastern Province of Sierra Leone
NERFINISHED
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Kailahun District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kono District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | wider Mano River region conflicts ⓘ |
| signedAgreement | Lomé Peace Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | investigations by the Special Court for Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Charles Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
abduction of civilians
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forced recruitment ⓘ looting ⓘ mutilation as intimidation ⓘ village raids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Revolutionary United Front Description of subject: The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel group in Sierra Leone notorious for its brutal tactics, including widespread atrocities against civilians, during the country's civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Referenced by (4)
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