Cuban army
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The Cuban army is the land warfare branch of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, responsible for defending the country’s sovereignty and supporting the ruling socialist government.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuban Army | 8 |
| Cuban Ground Forces | 1 |
| Cuban Revolutionary Army | 1 |
| Cuban army canonical | 1 |
| Ejército Revolucionario Cubano | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2367197 — 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: Cuban army Context triple: [Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, governs, Cuban army]
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A.
Rebel Army (Cuba)
The Rebel Army (Cuba) was Fidel Castro’s guerrilla force that led the armed struggle against Fulgencio Batista’s regime and ultimately brought about the Cuban Revolution.
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B.
Cuban Border Guard
The Cuban Border Guard is a maritime security and law enforcement force responsible for protecting Cuba’s borders, coastal waters, and territorial integrity.
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C.
Military Intelligence Service of Cuba
The Military Intelligence Service of Cuba was the secret police and intelligence agency of Fulgencio Batista’s regime, responsible for internal security, surveillance, and repression of political opposition before the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Cuban National Revolutionary Police Force
The Cuban National Revolutionary Police Force is the national law enforcement body of Cuba responsible for maintaining public order, internal security, and crime prevention under the country’s socialist government.
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E.
Cuban Air Force
The Cuban Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Cuba's military, responsible for defending the nation's airspace and providing air support to its armed forces.
- 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: Cuban army Target entity description: The Cuban army is the land warfare branch of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, responsible for defending the country’s sovereignty and supporting the ruling socialist government.
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A.
Rebel Army (Cuba)
The Rebel Army (Cuba) was Fidel Castro’s guerrilla force that led the armed struggle against Fulgencio Batista’s regime and ultimately brought about the Cuban Revolution.
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B.
Cuban Border Guard
The Cuban Border Guard is a maritime security and law enforcement force responsible for protecting Cuba’s borders, coastal waters, and territorial integrity.
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C.
Military Intelligence Service of Cuba
The Military Intelligence Service of Cuba was the secret police and intelligence agency of Fulgencio Batista’s regime, responsible for internal security, surveillance, and repression of political opposition before the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Cuban National Revolutionary Police Force
The Cuban National Revolutionary Police Force is the national law enforcement body of Cuba responsible for maintaining public order, internal security, and crime prevention under the country’s socialist government.
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E.
Cuban Air Force
The Cuban Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Cuba's military, responsible for defending the nation's airspace and providing air support to its armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
land warfare branch ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Communist Party of Cuba
ⓘ
Republic of Cuba ⓘ
linked to:
Cuba
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Cuban Revolutionary Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban army
Ejército Revolucionario Cubano ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban army
|
| commandStructure | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| doctrine |
people’s war
ⓘ
territorial defense ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Angolan Civil War
ⓘ
Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis military preparations ⓘ Ethiopian–Somali conflict ⓘ
linked to:
Ogaden conflict
Nicaraguan Revolution support operations ⓘ Ogaden War ⓘ
linked to:
Ogaden conflict
|
| equipmentOrigin |
Cuban-produced light arms
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Soviet-made equipment ⓘ |
| equipmentSupplier |
Russia (limited, post-Soviet)
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
Soviet Union (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| formedAfter | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Cuba ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Cuban Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of Cuba
laws of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
regular ground forces
ⓘ
reserve forces ⓘ territorial troops militias ⓘ youth labor army ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Havana
ⓘ
linked to:
Havana, Cuba
|
| historicalPrecursor |
Cuban Constitutional Army
ⓘ
Rebel Army ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ejército de Tierra Revolucionario ⓘ |
| partOf | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defense of Cuban sovereignty ⓘ |
| role |
internal security support
ⓘ
land warfare ⓘ support of ruling socialist government ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
support to civil defense
ⓘ
support to internal order ⓘ |
| serviceAge | 18 ⓘ |
| serviceType | compulsory military service ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | pillar of the Cuban revolutionary state ⓘ |
| usesConscription | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cuban army Description of subject: The Cuban army is the land warfare branch of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, responsible for defending the country’s sovereignty and supporting the ruling socialist government.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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