Lanka Sama Samaja Party
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The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a historic Sri Lankan Marxist and Trotskyist political party that played a major role in the country’s independence movement and leftist politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lanka Sama Samaja Party canonical | 10 |
| Ceylon Equal Society Party | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8930880 — 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: Lanka Sama Samaja Party Context triple: [Colvin R. de Silva, politicalParty, Lanka Sama Samaja Party]
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A.
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya is a Sri Lankan political party historically associated with politician W. Dahanayake.
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B.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna is a major Sri Lankan political party known for its populist, nationalist platform and close association with the Rajapaksa family.
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C.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a major centre-left political party in Sri Lanka that has played a leading role in the country’s post-independence politics and governance.
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D.
Sri Lanka People’s Freedom Alliance
Sri Lanka People’s Freedom Alliance is a political coalition in Sri Lanka led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and its allies, formed to contest elections and govern collaboratively.
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E.
Liberal Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)
The Liberal Democratic Party (Sri Lanka) is a minor political party in Sri Lanka that advocates liberal democratic principles and market-oriented policies within the country’s multi-party system.
- 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: Lanka Sama Samaja Party Target entity description: The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a historic Sri Lankan Marxist and Trotskyist political party that played a major role in the country’s independence movement and leftist politics.
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A.
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya is a Sri Lankan political party historically associated with politician W. Dahanayake.
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B.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna is a major Sri Lankan political party known for its populist, nationalist platform and close association with the Rajapaksa family.
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C.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a major centre-left political party in Sri Lanka that has played a leading role in the country’s post-independence politics and governance.
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D.
Sri Lanka People’s Freedom Alliance
Sri Lanka People’s Freedom Alliance is a political coalition in Sri Lanka led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and its allies, formed to contest elections and govern collaboratively.
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E.
Liberal Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)
The Liberal Democratic Party (Sri Lanka) is a minor political party in Sri Lanka that advocates liberal democratic principles and market-oriented policies within the country’s multi-party system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist political party
ⓘ
Trotskyist political party ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LSSP ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| advocates |
socialist transformation of society
ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Fourth International ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti-colonial struggle
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ working-class issues ⓘ |
| founded | 1935 ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
electoral campaigning
ⓘ
organizing strikes ⓘ participating in mass protests ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major force in early Sri Lankan party politics
ⓘ
pioneer of Marxist politics in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish |
Ceylon Equal Society Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
|
| hasPoliticalOrientation | revolutionary socialist ⓘ |
| hasWing |
trade union wing
ⓘ
youth wing ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
Trotskyism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Leon Trotsky
ⓘ
Marxist theory ⓘ
linked to:
Marxist social theory
|
| languageOfName | Sinhala ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-colonial activism against British rule
ⓘ
being the first modern political party in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Sri Lankan Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
|
| opposed | British colonial rule in Ceylon ⓘ |
| opposes |
capitalism
ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Sri Lankan trade union movement
ⓘ
parliamentary politics of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Sri Lankan independence movement
ⓘ
Sri Lankan leftist politics ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
far-left
ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lanka Sama Samaja Party Description of subject: The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a historic Sri Lankan Marxist and Trotskyist political party that played a major role in the country’s independence movement and leftist politics.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Constitutional Affairs Minister Colvin R. de Silva
subject linked to:
Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka
linked to: Lanka Sama Samaja Party