Long Tieng
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Long Tieng was a secretive military base and airstrip in Laos that served as the main stronghold for CIA-backed Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Tieng canonical | 2 |
| Long Tieng base in Laos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7396961 — 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: Long Tieng Context triple: [Hmong forces, baseRegion, Long Tieng]
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A.
Gio Linh
Gio Linh is a district in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, known for its strategic location near the former Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone and its heavy involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
Teangue
Teangue is a small crofting settlement on the Sleat peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands.
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C.
Yen Phu
Yen Phu is a historic residential neighborhood in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its traditional village atmosphere and scenic location along West Lake.
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D.
Tà Ôi
The Tà Ôi are an ethnic minority group in central Vietnam known for their distinct language, traditional stilt houses, and rich weaving and musical heritage.
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E.
Tonquin Valley
Tonquin Valley is a remote, scenic alpine valley in the Canadian Rockies renowned for its dramatic peaks, glaciers, and backcountry hiking opportunities.
- 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: Long Tieng Target entity description: Long Tieng was a secretive military base and airstrip in Laos that served as the main stronghold for CIA-backed Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War.
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A.
Gio Linh
Gio Linh is a district in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, known for its strategic location near the former Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone and its heavy involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
Teangue
Teangue is a small crofting settlement on the Sleat peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands.
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C.
Yen Phu
Yen Phu is a historic residential neighborhood in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its traditional village atmosphere and scenic location along West Lake.
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D.
Tà Ôi
The Tà Ôi are an ethnic minority group in central Vietnam known for their distinct language, traditional stilt houses, and rich weaving and musical heritage.
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E.
Tonquin Valley
Tonquin Valley is a remote, scenic alpine valley in the Canadian Rockies renowned for its dramatic peaks, glaciers, and backcountry hiking opportunities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airstrip
ⓘ
military base ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Long Cheng
ⓘ
Long Chieng ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hmong leader Vang Pao ⓘ |
| codeName | Lima Site 20A ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Royal Lao Government ⓘ |
| country | Laos ⓘ |
| evacuatedIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Hmong guerrilla army
ⓘ
linked to:
Hmong forces
Royal Lao Army units ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Lao Army
Thai mercenary forces ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air transport hub
ⓘ
intelligence operations center ⓘ military headquarters ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | paved ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the busiest airports in the world by traffic during the war
ⓘ
role in the Secret War in Laos ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Lao ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Xiangkhouang Province
ⓘ
northeastern Laos ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
North Vietnamese Army
ⓘ
linked to:
People's Army of Vietnam
Pathet Lao ⓘ |
| partOf | Secret War in Laos ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
CIA-backed guerrillas
ⓘ
Hmong forces ⓘ |
| servedAs |
forward operating base for air operations
ⓘ
logistics hub for anti-communist operations in Laos ⓘ main stronghold for CIA-backed Hmong forces ⓘ |
| significance |
key anti-communist stronghold in Laos
ⓘ
major base for covert U.S. operations in Indochina ⓘ |
| status | largely abandoned after 1975 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Air America
ⓘ
CIA Special Activities Division ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Laotian Civil War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
close air support operations
ⓘ
refugee evacuation ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Tieng Description of subject: Long Tieng was a secretive military base and airstrip in Laos that served as the main stronghold for CIA-backed Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Long Tieng