Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
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The Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army was the military wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and a key guerrilla force fighting white-minority rule in what became Zimbabwe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ZANLA | 1 |
| Zimbabwe (FRELIMO side) | 1 |
| Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army canonical | 1 |
| Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11922738 — 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: Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army Context triple: [Rhodesian Bush War, primaryBelligerent, Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army]
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A.
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.
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B.
Zimbabwe National Army
The Zimbabwe National Army is the land warfare branch and primary ground combat force of Zimbabwe’s military.
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C.
ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union)
ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) was a major Zimbabwean nationalist liberation movement and political party, led by Joshua Nkomo, that fought against white minority rule and later participated in the country’s transition to independence.
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D.
Impuzamugambi militia
The Impuzamugambi militia was an extremist Hutu paramilitary group in Rwanda that played a central role in organizing and carrying out mass killings of Tutsi and moderate Hutu during the 1994 genocide.
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E.
Umkhonto we Sizwe
Umkhonto we Sizwe was the armed wing of the African National Congress that led sabotage and guerrilla campaigns against South Africa’s apartheid regime.
- 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: Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army Target entity description: The Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army was the military wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and a key guerrilla force fighting white-minority rule in what became Zimbabwe.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Zimbabwe National Army
The Zimbabwe National Army is the land warfare branch and primary ground combat force of Zimbabwe’s military.
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C.
ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union)
ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) was a major Zimbabwean nationalist liberation movement and political party, led by Joshua Nkomo, that fought against white minority rule and later participated in the country’s transition to independence.
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D.
Impuzamugambi militia
The Impuzamugambi militia was an extremist Hutu paramilitary group in Rwanda that played a central role in organizing and carrying out mass killings of Tutsi and moderate Hutu during the 1994 genocide.
-
E.
Umkhonto we Sizwe
Umkhonto we Sizwe was the armed wing of the African National Congress that led sabotage and guerrilla campaigns against South Africa’s apartheid regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army
this entity surface form:
ZANLA
this entity surface form:
Zimbabwe (FRELIMO side)