PLA Day
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PLA Day is a Chinese national holiday commemorating the founding of the People’s Liberation Army on August 1, 1927.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PLA Day canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3061963 — 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: PLA Day Context triple: [Army Day, alsoKnownAs, PLA Day]
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A.
Grounation Day
Grounation Day is a major Rastafarian holy day commemorating Haile Selassie I’s 1966 visit to Jamaica and symbolizing spiritual liberation and connection to Africa.
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B.
Mashujaa Day
Mashujaa Day is a Kenyan national holiday celebrated on October 20th to honor the country’s heroes and heroines who contributed to the struggle for independence and nation-building.
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C.
Empire Day
Empire Day was a former annual celebration in the British Empire and later the Commonwealth that honored the monarch and imperial unity, and eventually evolved into what is now known as Commonwealth Day.
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D.
Red Flag Day
"Red Flag Day" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its urgent, anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
Direct Action Day
Direct Action Day was a 1946 political protest in British India called by the Muslim League that led to widespread communal riots in Calcutta, significantly intensifying tensions that preceded the Partition of India.
- 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: PLA Day Target entity description: PLA Day is a Chinese national holiday commemorating the founding of the People’s Liberation Army on August 1, 1927.
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A.
Grounation Day
Grounation Day is a major Rastafarian holy day commemorating Haile Selassie I’s 1966 visit to Jamaica and symbolizing spiritual liberation and connection to Africa.
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B.
Mashujaa Day
Mashujaa Day is a Kenyan national holiday celebrated on October 20th to honor the country’s heroes and heroines who contributed to the struggle for independence and nation-building.
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C.
Empire Day
Empire Day was a former annual celebration in the British Empire and later the Commonwealth that honored the monarch and imperial unity, and eventually evolved into what is now known as Commonwealth Day.
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D.
Red Flag Day
"Red Flag Day" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its urgent, anthemic sound and socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
Direct Action Day
Direct Action Day was a 1946 political protest in British India called by the Muslim League that led to widespread communal riots in Calcutta, significantly intensifying tensions that preceded the Partition of India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese national holiday
ⓘ
military holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Army Day
ⓘ
Chinese Army Day ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Day
People’s Liberation Army Day ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Day
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
People’s Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| celebratedBy |
Chinese citizens
ⓘ
Chinese government ⓘ
linked to:
People's Republic of China government
People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to:
People's Liberation Army
|
| commemorates |
Nanchang Uprising
ⓘ
founding of the People’s Liberation Army ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dateObserved | August 1 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBackground |
Chinese Civil War
ⓘ
early history of the Chinese Red Army ⓘ |
| hasMainHonoree |
Chinese soldiers
ⓘ
People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to:
People's Liberation Army
|
| hasSignificance |
anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Red Army
ⓘ
honors members of the People’s Liberation Army ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
national defense
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ support for the armed forces ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | officially recognized national holiday in China ⓘ |
| locationOfCelebration |
Beijing
ⓘ
provincial capitals in China ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hong Kong garrison of the PLA
ⓘ
Macau garrison of the PLA ⓘ Mainland China ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| partOf | Chinese public holiday system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
August 1 Nanchang Uprising Memorial Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Nanchang August 1st Square
Chinese Communist Party ⓘ Nanchang Uprising ⓘ People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to:
People's Liberation Army
|
| startTime | August 1, 1927 ⓘ |
| symbol | August 1 insignia of the PLA ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
awards and commendations for military personnel
ⓘ
commemorative ceremonies ⓘ cultural and propaganda events ⓘ military parades ⓘ visits to military bases ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military recruitment propaganda
ⓘ
public education on national defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PLA Day Description of subject: PLA Day is a Chinese national holiday commemorating the founding of the People’s Liberation Army on August 1, 1927.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.