Popular Liberation Army (EPL)
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The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) is a Colombian left-wing guerrilla group that emerged in the 1960s and has been involved in insurgent and criminal activities during the country’s internal armed conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Popular Liberation Army (EPL) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9295626 — 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: Popular Liberation Army (EPL) Context triple: [Colombian armed conflict, hasParticipant, Popular Liberation Army (EPL)]
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A.
People's Revolutionary Army
The People's Revolutionary Army was the military wing of Grenada's Marxist-Leninist New Jewel Movement that came to power after the 1979 revolution.
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B.
People's Revolutionary Army
The People's Revolutionary Army was a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla organization in El Salvador that became one of the main armed groups forming the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front during the Salvadoran Civil War.
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C.
Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
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D.
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.
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E.
Azanian People’s Liberation Army
The Azanian People’s Liberation Army was the military wing of a South African Black nationalist movement that waged an armed struggle against apartheid.
- 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: Popular Liberation Army (EPL) Target entity description: The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) is a Colombian left-wing guerrilla group that emerged in the 1960s and has been involved in insurgent and criminal activities during the country’s internal armed conflict.
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A.
People's Revolutionary Army
The People's Revolutionary Army was the military wing of Grenada's Marxist-Leninist New Jewel Movement that came to power after the 1979 revolution.
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B.
People's Revolutionary Army
The People's Revolutionary Army was a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla organization in El Salvador that became one of the main armed groups forming the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front during the Salvadoran Civil War.
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C.
Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
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D.
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.
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E.
Azanian People’s Liberation Army
The Azanian People’s Liberation Army was the military wing of a South African Black nationalist movement that waged an armed struggle against apartheid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guerrilla group
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insurgent organization ⓘ left-wing militant organization ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Colombian armed conflict ⓘ |
| armedStruggleAgainst | Government of Colombia ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | terrorist organization ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Colombian security forces
ⓘ
other guerrilla organizations over territorial control ⓘ paramilitary groups in Colombia ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristBy |
European Union
ⓘ
Government of Colombia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| experienced | demobilization process in early 1990s ⓘ |
| foundedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
drug trade revenues
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illegal taxation of local populations ⓘ ransom payments ⓘ |
| goal |
agrarian reform
ⓘ
overthrow of existing political order in Colombia ⓘ revolutionary transformation of Colombian society ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | EPL ⓘ |
| hasSplit | dissident factions ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
left-wing nationalism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
drug trafficking
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extortion ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ insurgency ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ejército Popular de Liberación ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Catatumbo region
ⓘ
Norte de Santander Department ⓘ rural areas of Colombia ⓘ |
| participatedIn | peace negotiations with Colombian government ⓘ |
| partOf | Colombian leftist guerrilla movement ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| remnantFactions | continued armed activity after demobilization ⓘ |
| remnantStatus | small but active faction in some border regions ⓘ |
| resultOfPeaceProcess | partial demobilization of members ⓘ |
| startTime | 1967 ⓘ |
| status | armed non-state actor ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
ambushes
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bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Popular Liberation Army (EPL) Description of subject: The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) is a Colombian left-wing guerrilla group that emerged in the 1960s and has been involved in insurgent and criminal activities during the country’s internal armed conflict.
Referenced by (1)
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