Public Against Violence
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Public Against Violence was a Slovak political movement formed during the 1989 Velvet Revolution that led opposition to communist rule and helped guide Czechoslovakia’s transition to democracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Against Violence canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8260202 — 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: Public Against Violence Context triple: [Civic Forum, collaboratedWith, Public Against Violence]
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A.
Violent Incident
Violent Incident is a conceptual video artwork by Bruce Nauman that explores aggression, repetition, and psychological tension through a staged, looping domestic confrontation.
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B.
In Public
"In Public" is a song released as a subsequent single by the artist Millionaire.
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C.
Screen Violence
Screen Violence is a 2021 synth-pop album by Scottish band Chvrches that explores themes of fear, media, and emotional turmoil through dark, cinematic production.
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D.
Breach of the Peace
"Breach of the Peace" is a song featured on the album *Back to Scratch* by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
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E.
Street Assault
Street Assault is a hip-hop album by rapper Malik B., known for its gritty lyricism and raw, underground sound.
- 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: Public Against Violence Target entity description: Public Against Violence was a Slovak political movement formed during the 1989 Velvet Revolution that led opposition to communist rule and helped guide Czechoslovakia’s transition to democracy.
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A.
Violent Incident
Violent Incident is a conceptual video artwork by Bruce Nauman that explores aggression, repetition, and psychological tension through a staged, looping domestic confrontation.
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B.
In Public
"In Public" is a song released as a subsequent single by the artist Millionaire.
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C.
Screen Violence
Screen Violence is a 2021 synth-pop album by Scottish band Chvrches that explores themes of fear, media, and emotional turmoil through dark, cinematic production.
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D.
Breach of the Peace
"Breach of the Peace" is a song featured on the album *Back to Scratch* by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
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E.
Street Assault
Street Assault is a hip-hop album by rapper Malik B., known for its gritty lyricism and raw, underground sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Civic Forum ⓘ |
| basedIn | Bratislava ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 1990s ⓘ |
| founded | November 1989 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
civic nationalism ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ |
| influenced |
formation of democratic institutions in Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
post-communist political system in Slovakia ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Fedor Gál
ⓘ
Ján Budaj ⓘ Milan Kňažko ⓘ Václav Havel ⓘ |
| language | Slovak ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to establishment of democratic Slovakia
ⓘ
symbol of Slovak participation in the Velvet Revolution ⓘ |
| movementType |
anti-communist opposition movement
ⓘ
democracy movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
mass demonstrations in Bratislava in November 1989
ⓘ
participation in 1990 elections in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Slovakia ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
linked to:
Czechoslovak Communist Party
communist rule in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| participatedIn | round-table negotiations with communist authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Velvet Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
|
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| precededBy | dissident civic initiatives in Slovakia ⓘ |
| purpose |
democratic transition in Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
overthrow of communist regime in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| region | Slovakia ⓘ |
| roleIn |
democratic transition of Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
end of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| supported |
free elections in Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ market-oriented reforms ⓘ political pluralism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Against Violence Description of subject: Public Against Violence was a Slovak political movement formed during the 1989 Velvet Revolution that led opposition to communist rule and helped guide Czechoslovakia’s transition to democracy.
Referenced by (5)
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