National Resistance Army
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The National Resistance Army was the rebel military organization led by Yoweri Museveni that waged a guerrilla war in the 1980s and ultimately seized power in Uganda.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Resistance Army canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8701372 — 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: National Resistance Army Context triple: [Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces, formerlyKnownAs, National Resistance Army]
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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.
National Resistance Brigades
The National Resistance Brigades are the armed military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, involved in Palestinian militant and resistance activities.
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C.
Rahanweyn Resistance Army
The Rahanweyn Resistance Army was a Somali militia and political faction formed to defend the interests and territories of the Rahanweyn (Digil-Mirifle) clan during the protracted conflict in Somalia.
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D.
Armed Forces of National Resistance
The Armed Forces of National Resistance were a Salvadoran leftist guerrilla organization that became one of the key factions forming the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front during El Salvador’s civil war.
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E.
Allied Democratic Forces
The Allied Democratic Forces is an Islamist rebel and terrorist group originating in Uganda that operates mainly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is known for brutal attacks on civilians.
- 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: National Resistance Army Target entity description: The National Resistance Army was the rebel military organization led by Yoweri Museveni that waged a guerrilla war in the 1980s and ultimately seized power in Uganda.
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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.
National Resistance Brigades
The National Resistance Brigades are the armed military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, involved in Palestinian militant and resistance activities.
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C.
Rahanweyn Resistance Army
The Rahanweyn Resistance Army was a Somali militia and political faction formed to defend the interests and territories of the Rahanweyn (Digil-Mirifle) clan during the protracted conflict in Somalia.
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D.
Armed Forces of National Resistance
The Armed Forces of National Resistance were a Salvadoran leftist guerrilla organization that became one of the key factions forming the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front during El Salvador’s civil war.
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E.
Allied Democratic Forces
The Allied Democratic Forces is an Islamist rebel and terrorist group originating in Uganda that operates mainly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is known for brutal attacks on civilians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed movement
ⓘ
guerrilla army ⓘ rebel group ⓘ |
| alliedWith | National Resistance Movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NRA ⓘ |
| armedStruggleBegan | February 1981 ⓘ |
| commandStructure | High Command led by Yoweri Museveni ⓘ |
| conflict | Ugandan Bush War ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| dateOfTakingPower | 1986 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990s ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Banyankole and allied groups ⓘ |
| flagBearerOf | National Resistance Movement government after 1986 ⓘ |
| goal |
end human rights abuses in Uganda
ⓘ
overthrow Milton Obote government ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Luweero Triangle
ⓘ
linked to:
Luwero Triangle
|
| ideology |
Anti-dictatorship
ⓘ
Nationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | liberation movements in Africa ⓘ |
| leader | Yoweri Museveni ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Uganda People’s Defence Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
|
| notableCommander |
Caleb Akandwanaho
ⓘ
Elly Tumwine ⓘ Fred Rwigyema ⓘ Salim Saleh ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of Kampala in January 1986 ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Luweero Triangle insurgency
ⓘ
linked to:
Luwero War
|
| operationalArea |
Central Uganda
ⓘ
linked to:
central Uganda
Luweero Triangle ⓘ
linked to:
Luwero Triangle
|
| opposedTo |
Government of Milton Obote
ⓘ
linked to:
military government of Milton Obote
Tito Okello regime ⓘ
linked to:
Tito Okello Lutwa
Uganda National Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda National Liberation Front
|
| partOf | National Resistance Movement system ⓘ |
| politicalWing | National Resistance Movement ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Front for National Salvation
ⓘ
linked to:
Front of National Salvation
|
| recognizedBy |
Government of Uganda after 1986
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Uganda
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| recruitmentBase | rural peasants in central and western Uganda ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs |
Uganda People’s Defence Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
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| result |
Yoweri Museveni presidency
ⓘ
overthrow of Tito Okello government ⓘ |
| seizedPowerIn | Uganda ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| statusAfter1986 |
national army of Uganda
ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
|
| successor |
Uganda People’s Defence Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
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| trainingSupportFrom | Rwandan exiles ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
rural insurgency ⓘ |
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Subject: National Resistance Army Description of subject: The National Resistance Army was the rebel military organization led by Yoweri Museveni that waged a guerrilla war in the 1980s and ultimately seized power in Uganda.
Referenced by (12)
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