Revolutionary United Front
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The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel group in Sierra Leone notorious for its brutal tactics, including widespread atrocities against civilians, during the country's civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Revolutionary United Front canonical | 21 |
| Revolutionary United Front armed wing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6276802 — 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: Revolutionary United Front Context triple: [Sierra Leone Civil War, belligerent, Revolutionary United Front]
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A.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front, commonly known as the Viet Cong, was a communist-led guerrilla and political organization in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. forces during the Vietnam War.
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B.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front (EAM) was the main Greek resistance movement during World War II, led largely by communists and leftists in opposition to Axis occupation.
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C.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was a nationalist guerrilla organization that fought to end British colonial rule and establish an independent state in South Yemen during the 1960s.
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D.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was the principal Algerian nationalist movement that led the armed struggle against French colonial rule and ultimately secured Algeria’s independence.
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E.
Samyukta Socialist Party
The Samyukta Socialist Party was an Indian socialist political party known for its advocacy of democratic socialism and its association with prominent leader Ram Manohar Lohia.
- 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: Revolutionary United Front Target entity description: The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel group in Sierra Leone notorious for its brutal tactics, including widespread atrocities against civilians, during the country's civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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A.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front, commonly known as the Viet Cong, was a communist-led guerrilla and political organization in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. forces during the Vietnam War.
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B.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front (EAM) was the main Greek resistance movement during World War II, led largely by communists and leftists in opposition to Axis occupation.
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C.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was a nationalist guerrilla organization that fought to end British colonial rule and establish an independent state in South Yemen during the 1960s.
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D.
National Liberation Front
The National Liberation Front was the principal Algerian nationalist movement that led the armed struggle against French colonial rule and ultimately secured Algeria’s independence.
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E.
Samyukta Socialist Party
The Samyukta Socialist Party was an Indian socialist political party known for its advocacy of democratic socialism and its association with prominent leader Ram Manohar Lohia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-state armed group
ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
RUF
ⓘ
linked to:
RUF rebels
|
| activeInConflict | Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| alliedWith | National Patriotic Front of Liberia ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group
ⓘ
linked to:
ECOWAS Monitoring Group
Government of Sierra Leone ⓘ United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| dateOfAgreement | 1999-07-07 ⓘ |
| designatedAs | terrorist organization by some governments and organizations ⓘ |
| disarmedUnder | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration program in Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| financingMethod | trade in conflict diamonds ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abdulai Koroma
ⓘ
Foday Sankoh ⓘ Rashid Mansaray ⓘ |
| goal |
control of diamond-producing regions
ⓘ
overthrow of the Sierra Leonean government ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-government insurgency
ⓘ
revolutionary populism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amputations of limbs
ⓘ
forced labor in diamond mining ⓘ mass killings ⓘ systematic sexual violence ⓘ use of child soldiers ⓘ widespread atrocities against civilians ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| leadersConvictedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| notableEvent | invasion of Freetown in January 1999 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Foday Sankoh
ⓘ
Issa Sesay ⓘ Sam Bockarie ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Eastern Province of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Sierra Leone
Kailahun District ⓘ Kono District ⓘ |
| partOf | wider Mano River region conflicts ⓘ |
| signedAgreement |
Lomé Peace Accord
ⓘ
linked to:
Lomé Peace Agreement
|
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | investigations by the Special Court for Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Charles Taylor
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor
|
| usedTactic |
abduction of civilians
ⓘ
forced recruitment ⓘ looting ⓘ mutilation as intimidation ⓘ village raids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Revolutionary United Front Description of subject: The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel group in Sierra Leone notorious for its brutal tactics, including widespread atrocities against civilians, during the country's civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Operation Palliser in Sierra Leone is not in Europe
linked to: Revolutionary United Front