People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka)
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The People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka) was a major centre-left political coalition that governed Sri Lanka in the 1990s and early 2000s under the leadership of figures such as Chandrika Kumaratunga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9987224 — 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: People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka) Context triple: [Chandrika Kumaratunga, memberOfPoliticalParty, People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka)]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya is a Sri Lankan political party historically associated with politician W. Dahanayake.
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D.
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
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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E.
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.
- 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: People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka) Target entity description: The People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka) was a major centre-left political coalition that governed Sri Lanka in the 1990s and early 2000s under the leadership of figures such as Chandrika Kumaratunga.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya
Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya is a Sri Lankan political party historically associated with politician W. Dahanayake.
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D.
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral coalition
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political alliance ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader |
Anuruddha Ratwatte
NERFINISHED
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Mahinda Rajapaksa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratnasiri Wickremanayake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionType |
multi-ethnic coalition
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multi-party coalition ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| formedToOppose | United National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedDuringConflict | Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedInPeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| governingPartyOf | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice | central government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ideology | centre-left politics ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| leader | Chandrika Kumaratunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRival | United National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberParty |
Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ceylon Workers’ Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Communist Party of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic United National Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Eelam People’s Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanka Sama Samaja Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim United Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ National Unity Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Freedom Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Muslim Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Up-Country People’s Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Chandrika Kumaratunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | social democratic ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | multi-party democracy ⓘ |
| positionOnNationalQuestion | devolution of power ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| successorAlliance | United People’s Freedom Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
peace negotiations in Sri Lankan Civil War
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state intervention in the economy ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka) Description of subject: The People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka) was a major centre-left political coalition that governed Sri Lanka in the 1990s and early 2000s under the leadership of figures such as Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chandrika Kumaratunga (as Prime Minister in 1994)
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memberOfPoliticalParty
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People’s Alliance (Sri Lanka)
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subject surface form:
Chandrika Kumaratunga