Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN)
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The Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN) was a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group active in Bolivia in the 1960s, most famous for including Che Guevara in its ranks and for its role in his final campaign and death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN) canonical | 3 |
| National Liberation Army of Bolivia | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8954905 — 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: Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN) Context triple: [La Higuera, Vallegrande, Bolivia, associatedWith, Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN)]
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Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group and insurgent organization that waged a decades-long armed conflict against the Colombian state before demobilizing under a 2016 peace agreement.
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National Liberation Army
The National Liberation Army was an ethnic Albanian militant group active in the early 2000s, best known for its armed insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia seeking greater rights and autonomy for the Albanian minority.
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National Liberation Army
The National Liberation Army is the military wing of the National Liberation Front, responsible for conducting its armed struggle and guerrilla operations.
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D.
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement was a Peruvian Marxist-Leninist guerrilla organization active mainly in the 1980s and 1990s, known for kidnappings, hostage-takings, and its high-profile 1996–97 Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima.
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E.
Army of National Liberation
The Army of National Liberation was an armed revolutionary movement in Costa Rica that played a key role in the 1948 civil war and laid the groundwork for the later formation of the National Liberation Party.
- 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: Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN) Target entity description: The Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN) was a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group active in Bolivia in the 1960s, most famous for including Che Guevara in its ranks and for its role in his final campaign and death.
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A.
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group and insurgent organization that waged a decades-long armed conflict against the Colombian state before demobilizing under a 2016 peace agreement.
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B.
National Liberation Army
The National Liberation Army was an ethnic Albanian militant group active in the early 2000s, best known for its armed insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia seeking greater rights and autonomy for the Albanian minority.
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C.
National Liberation Army
The National Liberation Army is the military wing of the National Liberation Front, responsible for conducting its armed struggle and guerrilla operations.
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D.
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement was a Peruvian Marxist-Leninist guerrilla organization active mainly in the 1980s and 1990s, known for kidnappings, hostage-takings, and its high-profile 1996–97 Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima.
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E.
Army of National Liberation
The Army of National Liberation was an armed revolutionary movement in Costa Rica that played a key role in the 1948 civil war and laid the groundwork for the later formation of the National Liberation Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | guerrilla organization ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| armedWingOf | revolutionary Marxist–Leninist current in Bolivia ⓘ |
| conflict | Bolivian insurgency of the 1960s ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Bolivia ⓘ |
| goal | armed socialist revolution in Bolivia ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Cold War in Latin America ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of failed continental guerrilla strategy in South America ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| ideologyComponent |
anti-imperialism
ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Che Guevara’s foco theory ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| movementType | revolutionary armed movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Che Guevara’s capture and death in Bolivia
ⓘ
Che Guevara’s final guerrilla campaign in Bolivia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation of Che Guevara
ⓘ
role in Che Guevara’s death ⓘ |
| notableMember | Che Guevara ⓘ |
| operationalFocus | armed struggle against the Bolivian state ⓘ |
| operationalMethod | small guerrilla foco units ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bolivian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Government of Bolivia ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
U.S. influence in Latin America
ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ |
| partOf | Latin American guerrilla movements ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Bolivian military government ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | rural Bolivia ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usesTactics | rural guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN) Description of subject: The Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN) was a Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group active in Bolivia in the 1960s, most famous for including Che Guevara in its ranks and for its role in his final campaign and death.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN)
linked to: Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN)
subject linked to:
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