ZIPRA
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ZIPRA (Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army) was the armed wing of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU), a Soviet- and Cuban-backed guerrilla force that fought against white-minority rule in Rhodesia during the liberation struggle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ZIPRA canonical | 3 |
| ZIPRA guerrillas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11922742 — 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: ZIPRA Context triple: [Rhodesian Bush War, side2, ZIPRA]
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A.
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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B.
People's Revolutionary Militia
The People's Revolutionary Militia was a paramilitary organization in Grenada that served as the mass armed wing supporting the revolutionary government led by the New Jewel Movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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C.
Khamis Brigade
The Khamis Brigade was an elite Libyan military unit loyal to Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, known for its prominent role in suppressing opposition during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
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D.
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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E.
Irgun
Irgun was a Zionist paramilitary organization active in Mandatory Palestine from the 1930s to 1948, known for its militant tactics against British rule and its role in the struggle for the establishment of the State of Israel.
- 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: ZIPRA Target entity description: ZIPRA (Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army) was the armed wing of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU), a Soviet- and Cuban-backed guerrilla force that fought against white-minority rule in Rhodesia during the liberation struggle.
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A.
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.
-
B.
People's Revolutionary Militia
The People's Revolutionary Militia was a paramilitary organization in Grenada that served as the mass armed wing supporting the revolutionary government led by the New Jewel Movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
-
C.
Khamis Brigade
The Khamis Brigade was an elite Libyan military unit loyal to Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, known for its prominent role in suppressing opposition during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
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D.
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.
-
E.
Irgun
Irgun was a Zionist paramilitary organization active in Mandatory Palestine from the 1930s to 1948, known for its militant tactics against British rule and its role in the struggle for the establishment of the State of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union)
subject linked to:
ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union)
linked to: ZIPRA