Lebanese Front
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The Lebanese Front was a coalition of mainly Christian right-wing political parties and militias that played a major role on one side of the Lebanese Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lebanese Front canonical | 6 |
| Lebanese National Movement forces | 1 |
| Lebanese National Movement militias | 1 |
| National Liberal Party (Lebanon) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1240920 — 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: Lebanese Front Context triple: [Lebanese Civil War, hasParticipant, Lebanese Front]
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A.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Marxist–Leninist Palestinian nationalist organization known for its militant resistance against Israel and its prominent role in the broader Palestinian liberation movement.
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B.
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Marxist-Leninist Palestinian political and militant organization known for its role in the Palestinian national movement and various armed struggles since the late 1960s.
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C.
Arab Socialist Union
The Arab Socialist Union was Egypt's former single ruling party during the Nasser and early Sadat eras, promoting Arab nationalism and state-led socialism.
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D.
Ba'ath Party
The Ba'ath Party is an Arab nationalist and socialist political movement that sought to unify the Arab world under a single, secular, authoritarian state, most prominently ruling Iraq under Saddam Hussein and Syria under the Assad family.
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E.
Council of National Unity
The Council of National Unity was the underground political representative body of the main Polish resistance parties during World War II, acting as a clandestine parliament for the Polish Underground State.
- 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: Lebanese Front Target entity description: The Lebanese Front was a coalition of mainly Christian right-wing political parties and militias that played a major role on one side of the Lebanese Civil War.
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A.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Marxist–Leninist Palestinian nationalist organization known for its militant resistance against Israel and its prominent role in the broader Palestinian liberation movement.
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B.
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Marxist-Leninist Palestinian political and militant organization known for its role in the Palestinian national movement and various armed struggles since the late 1960s.
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C.
Arab Socialist Union
The Arab Socialist Union was Egypt's former single ruling party during the Nasser and early Sadat eras, promoting Arab nationalism and state-led socialism.
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D.
Ba'ath Party
The Ba'ath Party is an Arab nationalist and socialist political movement that sought to unify the Arab world under a single, secular, authoritarian state, most prominently ruling Iraq under Saddam Hussein and Syria under the Assad family.
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E.
Council of National Unity
The Council of National Unity was the underground political representative body of the main Polish resistance parties during World War II, acting as a clandestine parliament for the Polish Underground State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lebanese political organization
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ political coalition ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1975–1990 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Israel
ⓘ
Syrian Social Nationalist Party (right-wing faction) ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
|
| conflict | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1980s ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Maronite Christian ⓘ |
| founded | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Christian political dominance in Lebanon
ⓘ
opposition to Palestinian armed presence in Lebanon ⓘ preservation of Lebanese confessional political system ⓘ |
| headquarters |
East Beirut
ⓘ
linked to:
Beirut
|
| ideology | right-wing politics ⓘ |
| includedMilitia |
Kataeb Regulatory Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Phalange Party militia
Lebanese Forces ⓘ Maronite militias ⓘ Tigers Militia ⓘ |
| includedParty |
Guardians of the Cedars
ⓘ
Kataeb Party ⓘ Maronite League ⓘ National Bloc (Lebanon) ⓘ National Liberal Party (Lebanon) ⓘ
linked to:
Lebanese Front
Zgharta Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to:
Phalange Party militia
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader |
Bachir Gemayel
ⓘ
Camille Chamoun ⓘ Charles Malik ⓘ Pierre Gemayel ⓘ Suleiman Frangieh ⓘ |
| notableEventInvolvement |
Battle of the Hotels
ⓘ
Black Saturday (1975) ⓘ East Beirut front fighting ⓘ Hundred Days War ⓘ Siege of Tel al-Zaatar ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Dany Chamoun
ⓘ
Etienne Saqr ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Lebanese National Movement
ⓘ
Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
Christian nationalist
ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | mainly Christian ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | major faction in Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| sideInConflict |
anti-Palestinian coalition
ⓘ
anti-leftist coalition ⓘ |
| successor |
Lebanese Forces (as main militia/political heir)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lebanese Forces
|
| supportedSystem | confessional power-sharing in Lebanon ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lebanese Front Description of subject: The Lebanese Front was a coalition of mainly Christian right-wing political parties and militias that played a major role on one side of the Lebanese Civil War.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lebanese Front
linked to: Lebanese Front
linked to: Lebanese Front