Democratic Party
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The Democratic Party is one of Uganda’s oldest political parties, historically associated with pro-democracy and reformist opposition to long-standing ruling regimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Democratic Party canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9697586 — 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: Democratic Party Context triple: [1980 Ugandan general election, mainOppositionParty, Democratic Party]
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A.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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B.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is a major center-left political party in Italy that has been one of the country’s principal forces in national politics and government.
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C.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party was a South African liberal opposition party that gained prominence in the late 1990s as a key challenger to the ruling African National Congress before later merging into the Democratic Alliance.
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D.
Nouveau Parti démocratique
Nouveau Parti démocratique is the French name of Canada’s New Democratic Party, a major federal social-democratic political party.
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E.
Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat
Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat is a Kurdish political party primarily active in northern Syria, known for its role in the autonomous administration of Rojava and its leftist, democratic confederalist ideology.
- 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: Democratic Party Target entity description: The Democratic Party is one of Uganda’s oldest political parties, historically associated with pro-democracy and reformist opposition to long-standing ruling regimes.
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A.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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B.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is a major center-left political party in Italy that has been one of the country’s principal forces in national politics and government.
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C.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party was a South African liberal opposition party that gained prominence in the late 1990s as a key challenger to the ruling African National Congress before later merging into the Democratic Alliance.
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D.
Nouveau Parti démocratique
Nouveau Parti démocratique is the French name of Canada’s New Democratic Party, a major federal social-democratic political party.
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E.
Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat
Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat is a Kurdish political party primarily active in northern Syria, known for its role in the autonomous administration of Rojava and its leftist, democratic confederalist ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| electoralActivity |
fields candidates for local government elections in Uganda
ⓘ
fields candidates for parliamentary elections in Uganda ⓘ fields candidates for presidential elections in Uganda ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti-corruption measures in Uganda
ⓘ
democratic reforms in Uganda ⓘ good governance in Uganda ⓘ |
| foundingContext | late colonial period in Uganda ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| goals |
peaceful political change in Uganda
ⓘ
promotion of social justice in Uganda ⓘ protection of civil liberties in Uganda ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DP ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Luganda ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeRepresentation | Parliament of Uganda ⓘ |
| hasMembershipType | voluntary membership ⓘ |
| hasReligionLink |
Roman Catholic Church in Uganda
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church in Uganda
|
| hasWomenWing | Democratic Party Women’s League ⓘ |
| hasYouthWing | Democratic Party Youth ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kampala ⓘ |
| historicalBase |
Buganda region
ⓘ
linked to:
Buganda Region
|
| historicalRole |
opposition to long-standing ruling regimes in Uganda
ⓘ
pro-democracy reformist opposition ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian democracy
ⓘ
centrism ⓘ pro-democracy politics ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest political parties in Uganda ⓘ |
| isOppositionPartyTo | National Resistance Movement ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Benedicto Kiwanuka
ⓘ
Norbert Mao ⓘ Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Ssemogerere
|
| operatesWithinSystem | multi-party political system of Uganda ⓘ |
| opposes | authoritarian rule in Uganda ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Ugandan general elections ⓘ |
| participatesIn | politics of Uganda ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre
ⓘ
centre-right ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Uganda ⓘ |
| shortName | DP ⓘ |
| supports |
constitutionalism
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ multi-party democracy in Uganda ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Democratic Party Description of subject: The Democratic Party is one of Uganda’s oldest political parties, historically associated with pro-democracy and reformist opposition to long-standing ruling regimes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.