Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
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The Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka affiliated with the International Committee of the Fourth International, advocating socialist internationalism and workers’ rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13042278 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) Context triple: [International Committee of the Fourth International, hasSection, Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)]
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A.
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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B.
Workers' Party of Singapore
The Workers' Party of Singapore is a major opposition political party known for advocating democratic reforms, social justice, and greater political pluralism in Singapore’s parliamentary system.
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C.
Praja Socialist Party
The Praja Socialist Party was a prominent Indian political party formed in the early 1950s that advocated democratic socialism and played a key role in opposition politics in the decades after independence.
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D.
People’s Liberation Party
The People’s Liberation Party is an East Timorese political party associated with former president and prime minister Taur Matan Ruak and known for its role in the country’s post-independence politics.
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E.
Ceylon Workers Congress
The Ceylon Workers Congress is a major Sri Lankan political party and trade union historically representing the interests of Indian Tamil plantation workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) Target entity description: The Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka affiliated with the International Committee of the Fourth International, advocating socialist internationalism and workers’ rights.
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A.
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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B.
Workers' Party of Singapore
The Workers' Party of Singapore is a major opposition political party known for advocating democratic reforms, social justice, and greater political pluralism in Singapore’s parliamentary system.
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C.
Praja Socialist Party
The Praja Socialist Party was a prominent Indian political party formed in the early 1950s that advocated democratic socialism and played a key role in opposition politics in the decades after independence.
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D.
People’s Liberation Party
The People’s Liberation Party is an East Timorese political party associated with former president and prime minister Taur Matan Ruak and known for its role in the country’s post-independence politics.
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E.
Ceylon Workers Congress
The Ceylon Workers Congress is a major Sri Lankan political party and trade union historically representing the interests of Indian Tamil plantation workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Trotskyist organization
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political party ⓘ |
| advocates |
international unity of the working class
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planned socialist economy ⓘ |
| affiliation | International Committee of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| campaignsAgainst |
austerity measures
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communalism in Sri Lanka ⓘ war and militarism ⓘ |
| campaignsFor |
independent political mobilization of the working class
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unity of Sinhala and Tamil workers ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| electoralActivity | participates in Sri Lankan elections ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
trade union issues
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working class struggles in Sri Lanka ⓘ youth and student movements ⓘ |
| goal |
building sections of the Fourth International in South Asia
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establishment of a socialist society in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ideology |
Trotskyism
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socialism ⓘ socialist internationalism ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication |
English
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Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| media | statements and analyses on the World Socialist Web Site ⓘ |
| opposes |
Maoism
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Sri Lankan capitalist state ⓘ Stalinism ⓘ
linked to:
Stalin era
all factions of the Sri Lankan bourgeoisie ⓘ popular-front alliances with bourgeois parties ⓘ pseudo-left politics ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | section of the International Committee of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| partOf | International Committee of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| positionOnNationalQuestion |
advocates unity of workers across ethnic lines
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opposes bourgeois nationalism ⓘ |
| program |
defense of democratic rights
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opposition to imperialism ⓘ socialist revolution ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| publishes | World Socialist Web Site articles ⓘ |
| regionServed | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| scope | internationalist perspective beyond Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| seeksToBuild | independent rank-and-file committees ⓘ |
| supports |
establishment of workers’ governments
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socialist reorganization of society ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
Leon Trotsky’s theory of permanent revolution
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Marxism ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) Description of subject: The Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka affiliated with the International Committee of the Fourth International, advocating socialist internationalism and workers’ rights.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Committee of the Fourth International
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hasSection
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Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
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