Democratic Party (Uganda)
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The Democratic Party (Uganda) is one of Uganda’s oldest opposition political parties, known for its advocacy of multiparty democracy, constitutionalism, and civil liberties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Democratic Party (Uganda) canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10369507 — 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 (Uganda) Context triple: [2021 Ugandan general election, candidateParty, Democratic Party (Uganda)]
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A.
Uganda People’s Congress
The Uganda People’s Congress is a major political party in Uganda that has played a central role in the country’s post-independence politics, including forming several early governments.
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B.
Uganda Patriotic Movement
The Uganda Patriotic Movement was a short-lived political party in Uganda founded by Yoweri Museveni that opposed Milton Obote’s regime around the 1980 general elections.
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C.
Democratic Party of Kenya
The Democratic Party of Kenya is a Kenyan political party best known as the vehicle through which Mwai Kibaki rose to national prominence and ultimately to the presidency.
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D.
Zanzibar and Pemba People’s Party
The Zanzibar and Pemba People’s Party was a political party in Zanzibar that primarily represented Arab and landowning interests and became a main target of the revolutionary forces that overthrew the Sultanate in 1964.
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E.
National Democratic Force
The National Democratic Force is a Myanmar political party formed by former members of the National League for Democracy that emerged as a key opposition group during the country’s early post-junta electoral period.
- 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 (Uganda) Target entity description: The Democratic Party (Uganda) is one of Uganda’s oldest opposition political parties, known for its advocacy of multiparty democracy, constitutionalism, and civil liberties.
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A.
Uganda People’s Congress
The Uganda People’s Congress is a major political party in Uganda that has played a central role in the country’s post-independence politics, including forming several early governments.
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B.
Uganda Patriotic Movement
The Uganda Patriotic Movement was a short-lived political party in Uganda founded by Yoweri Museveni that opposed Milton Obote’s regime around the 1980 general elections.
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C.
Democratic Party of Kenya
The Democratic Party of Kenya is a Kenyan political party best known as the vehicle through which Mwai Kibaki rose to national prominence and ultimately to the presidency.
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D.
Zanzibar and Pemba People’s Party
The Zanzibar and Pemba People’s Party was a political party in Zanzibar that primarily represented Arab and landowning interests and became a main target of the revolutionary forces that overthrew the Sultanate in 1964.
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E.
National Democratic Force
The National Democratic Force is a Myanmar political party formed by former members of the National League for Democracy that emerged as a key opposition group during the country’s early post-junta electoral period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
civil liberties
ⓘ
constitutionalism ⓘ multiparty democracy ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| competedIn | Ugandan general elections ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| firstPrimeMinisterFromParty | Benedicto Kiwanuka ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
constitutional order in Uganda
ⓘ
democratic reforms in Uganda ⓘ protection of civil liberties in Uganda ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1954 ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Kampala ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DP ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | Kampala ⓘ |
| hasReligionInfluence |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasRole | parliamentary opposition in Uganda ⓘ |
| hasYouthWing |
Democratic Party Youth Wing
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party Youth
|
| historicallySupportedBy | Catholic population in Uganda ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian democracy
ⓘ
centrism ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
oldest opposition parties in Uganda
ⓘ
oldest political parties in Uganda ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Benedicto Kiwanuka
ⓘ
Norbert Mao ⓘ Paul Ssemogerere ⓘ |
| operatesWithinSystem | multiparty political system of Uganda ⓘ |
| opposes |
military dictatorship
ⓘ
one-party rule ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
post-independence politics of Uganda
ⓘ
pre-independence politics of Uganda ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfPolitics |
English
ⓘ
Luganda ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | East Africa ⓘ |
| supports |
constitutional governance
ⓘ
electoral reforms ⓘ human rights ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Democratic Party (Uganda) Description of subject: The Democratic Party (Uganda) is one of Uganda’s oldest opposition political parties, known for its advocacy of multiparty democracy, constitutionalism, and civil liberties.
Referenced by (6)
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