People's Democratic Party

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Nigerian political party political party

The People's Democratic Party is a major Nigerian political party that dominated the country’s national politics for much of the Fourth Republic, producing several presidents and controlling many state governments.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
People's Democratic Party canonical	10
People’s Democratic Party	3
People's Democratic Movement	1
People’s Democratic Party (rejoined in 2017)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2719320 — 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: People's Democratic Party
Context triple: [Action Congress of Nigeria, opposedParty, People's Democratic Party]

A. Mostaqbal Watan Party
Mostaqbal Watan Party is a prominent Egyptian political party aligned with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and supportive of his government’s policies.
B. Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
C. Nationalist Movement Party
The Nationalist Movement Party is a right-wing political party in Turkey known for its hardline nationalist ideology and significant influence on the country’s conservative and nationalist politics.
D. Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action is a major Bosniak nationalist and conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, influential in the country’s post-war politics and governance.
E. Freedom and Justice Party
The Freedom and Justice Party was an Egyptian Islamist political party affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood that rose to prominence after the 2011 revolution and briefly led the country under President Mohamed Morsi.
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: People's Democratic Party
Target entity description: The People's Democratic Party is a major Nigerian political party that dominated the country’s national politics for much of the Fourth Republic, producing several presidents and controlling many state governments.

A. Mostaqbal Watan Party
Mostaqbal Watan Party is a prominent Egyptian political party aligned with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and supportive of his government’s policies.
B. Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
C. Nationalist Movement Party
The Nationalist Movement Party is a right-wing political party in Turkey known for its hardline nationalist ideology and significant influence on the country’s conservative and nationalist politics.
D. Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action is a major Bosniak nationalist and conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, influential in the country’s post-war politics and governance.
E. Freedom and Justice Party
The Freedom and Justice Party was an Egyptian Islamist political party affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood that rose to prominence after the 2011 revolution and briefly led the country under President Mohamed Morsi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nigerian political party ⓘ political party ⓘ
chairperson	Iyorchia Ayu ⓘ
color	black ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
controlsLevelOfGovernment	state governments in Nigeria ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
dominantPeriod	Fourth Nigerian Republic ⓘ linked to: Fourth Republic of Nigeria
founded	1998 ⓘ
foundedBy	Abubakar Rimi ⓘ Alex Ekwueme ⓘ Solomon Lar ⓘ other Nigerian politicians ⓘ
hasNationalAssemblyCaucus	PDP House of Representatives caucus ⓘ PDP Senate caucus ⓘ
hasStrongholdRegion	North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ South East Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ South South Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquarters	Abuja ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Wadata Plaza, Abuja ⓘ
heldPresidencyFrom	1999 ⓘ
heldPresidencyUntil	2015 ⓘ
ideology	big tent ⓘ centre-right ⓘ liberal conservatism ⓘ
logo	umbrella symbol ⓘ
lostPresidentialElection	2015 Nigerian general election ⓘ 2019 Nigerian general election ⓘ 2023 Nigerian general election ⓘ
membership	millions of members ⓘ
notableFaction	PDP Reform Group ⓘ
participatesIn	National Assembly elections in Nigeria ⓘ gubernatorial elections in Nigeria ⓘ presidential elections in Nigeria ⓘ
politicalPosition	centre to centre-right ⓘ
producedPresident	Goodluck Jonathan ⓘ Olusegun Obasanjo ⓘ linked to: Obasanjo Umaru Musa Yar'Adua ⓘ
secretary	Samuel Anyanwu ⓘ
shortName	PDP ⓘ
slogan	Power to the People ⓘ
symbol	umbrella ⓘ
womenWing	PDP Women Wing ⓘ
wonGeneralElection	1999 Nigerian general election ⓘ 2003 Nigerian general election ⓘ 2007 Nigerian general election ⓘ 2011 Nigerian general election ⓘ
youthWing	PDP National Youth Movement ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Action Congress of Nigeria → opposedParty → People's Democratic Party ⓘ

Muhammadu Buhari → memberOfPoliticalParty → People's Democratic Party ⓘ

Goodluck Jonathan administration in Nigeria → politicalPartyOfPresident → People's Democratic Party ⓘ

Fourth Republic of Nigeria → firstRulingParty → People’s Democratic Party ⓘ