Forum for Democratic Change
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Forum for Democratic Change is a major Ugandan opposition political party known for challenging the long-standing rule of President Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Forum for Democratic Change canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10307886 — 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: Forum for Democratic Change Context triple: [2011 Ugandan general election, mainOppositionParty, Forum for Democratic Change]
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A.
Congress for Democratic Change
The Congress for Democratic Change is a major Liberian political party known for its strong opposition role and association with former football star and later president George Weah.
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B.
United Front for Democratic Change
The United Front for Democratic Change was a Chadian rebel coalition that sought to overthrow President Idriss Déby and played a major role in the country’s mid-2000s insurgencies.
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C.
Movement for Democratic Change
The Movement for Democratic Change is a major Zimbabwean opposition political party formed in 1999 to challenge the long-ruling ZANU–PF and advocate for democratic reforms and human rights.
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D.
Rally of Forces for Change
The Rally of Forces for Change is a Chadian rebel group that opposed President Idriss Déby’s government during the country’s internal conflicts.
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E.
Alliance for Democracy
The Alliance for Democracy is a Nigerian political party historically associated with progressive, pro-democracy politics and strong support in the country’s southwest region.
- 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: Forum for Democratic Change Target entity description: Forum for Democratic Change is a major Ugandan opposition political party known for challenging the long-standing rule of President Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement.
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A.
Congress for Democratic Change
The Congress for Democratic Change is a major Liberian political party known for its strong opposition role and association with former football star and later president George Weah.
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B.
United Front for Democratic Change
The United Front for Democratic Change was a Chadian rebel coalition that sought to overthrow President Idriss Déby and played a major role in the country’s mid-2000s insurgencies.
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C.
Movement for Democratic Change
The Movement for Democratic Change is a major Zimbabwean opposition political party formed in 1999 to challenge the long-ruling ZANU–PF and advocate for democratic reforms and human rights.
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D.
Rally of Forces for Change
The Rally of Forces for Change is a Chadian rebel group that opposed President Idriss Déby’s government during the country’s internal conflicts.
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E.
Alliance for Democracy
The Alliance for Democracy is a Nigerian political party historically associated with progressive, pro-democracy politics and strong support in the country’s southwest region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
democratic reforms in Uganda
ⓘ
multi-party democracy ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| contests |
Ugandan parliamentary elections
ⓘ
linked to:
Ugandan general elections
Ugandan presidential elections ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| criticizes |
authoritarianism in Uganda
ⓘ
electoral irregularities in Uganda ⓘ |
| formedInContextOf | reintroduction of multi-party politics in Uganda ⓘ |
| founded | 2004 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alice Alaso
ⓘ
Kizza Besigye ⓘ Mugisha Muntu ⓘ other former members of the National Resistance Movement ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | FDC ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Luganda ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn | Parliament of Uganda ⓘ |
| hasStatus | major opposition party in Uganda ⓘ |
| hasWomenWing | FDC Women’s League ⓘ |
| hasYouthWing | FDC Youth League ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Najjanankumbi, Kampala
ⓘ
linked to:
Makindye Division, Kampala
|
| ideology |
liberalism
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Kizza Besigye
ⓘ
Mugisha Muntu ⓘ Patrick Oboi Amuriat ⓘ |
| notablePresidentialCandidate | Kizza Besigye ⓘ |
| opposes |
National Resistance Movement
ⓘ
Yoweri Museveni ⓘ |
| origin | split from the National Resistance Movement ⓘ |
| participatesIn | politics of Uganda ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| regionServed | Uganda ⓘ |
| shortName | FDC ⓘ |
| slogan | One Uganda, One People ⓘ |
| website | https://www.fdc.ug/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forum for Democratic Change Description of subject: Forum for Democratic Change is a major Ugandan opposition political party known for challenging the long-standing rule of President Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement.
Referenced by (14)
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