United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
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The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was a major UN peacekeeping operation tasked with helping end the country’s civil war, disarm combatants, and support the restoration of stable governance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone canonical | 3 |
| UNAMSIL | 2 |
| United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T877993 — 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: United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone Context triple: [Blue Helmets, hasNotableMission, United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone]
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A.
United Nations Mission in Liberia
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was a UN peacekeeping operation established in 2003 to help stabilize Liberia after its civil war, support the implementation of peace agreements, and assist in rebuilding national institutions.
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B.
United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) was a UN peacekeeping mission established to help stabilize the country, support the implementation of peace agreements, and assist in organizing elections following the Ivorian civil conflict.
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C.
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting the implementation of peace agreements, and helping to build state institutions in the world’s newest country.
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D.
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is a UN peacekeeping operation established to support political processes and stabilize Mali amid ongoing conflict and insecurity.
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E.
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is a long-running UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting stabilization, and assisting the government in addressing armed conflict and insecurity in the DRC.
- 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: United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone Target entity description: The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was a major UN peacekeeping operation tasked with helping end the country’s civil war, disarm combatants, and support the restoration of stable governance.
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A.
United Nations Mission in Liberia
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was a UN peacekeeping operation established in 2003 to help stabilize Liberia after its civil war, support the implementation of peace agreements, and assist in rebuilding national institutions.
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B.
United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) was a UN peacekeeping mission established to help stabilize the country, support the implementation of peace agreements, and assist in organizing elections following the Ivorian civil conflict.
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C.
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting the implementation of peace agreements, and helping to build state institutions in the world’s newest country.
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D.
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is a UN peacekeeping operation established to support political processes and stabilize Mali amid ongoing conflict and insecurity.
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E.
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is a long-running UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting stabilization, and assisting the government in addressing armed conflict and insecurity in the DRC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations peacekeeping mission
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peacekeeping operation ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNAMSIL
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| administeringOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| authorizedByResolution | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1270 ⓘ |
| conflictAddressed | Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| contributingCountries |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
Ghana ⓘ India ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| endDate | 2005-12-31 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
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peacekeeping ⓘ post-conflict reconstruction ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Freetown ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
civilian component
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civilian police component ⓘ military component ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
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surface form:
United Nations Charter Chapter VII
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| mandateIncludes |
assist in implementation of the Lomé Peace Agreement
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disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants ⓘ monitoring ceasefire ⓘ protection of civilians under imminent threat of physical violence ⓘ support to delivery of humanitarian assistance ⓘ support to organization of elections ⓘ support to restoration of state authority ⓘ |
| missionType | Chapter VII mission ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the largest UN peacekeeping operations in Africa at the time ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Department of Peace Operations
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surface form:
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
|
| peaceAgreementSupported | Lomé Peace Agreement ⓘ |
| peacekeepingType | multidimensional peacekeeping operation ⓘ |
| peakTroopStrength | about 17000 military personnel ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
disarm and demobilize combatants
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help end the civil war in Sierra Leone ⓘ support restoration of stable governance in Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| regionServed | West Africa ⓘ |
| securityCouncilResolutionDate | 1999-10-22 ⓘ |
| securityCouncilResolutionNumber | 1270 ⓘ |
| shortName |
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNAMSIL
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| startDate | 1999-10 ⓘ |
| status | completed mission ⓘ |
| successorMission |
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone
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| theaterOfOperations | Sierra Leone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone Description of subject: The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was a major UN peacekeeping operation tasked with helping end the country’s civil war, disarm combatants, and support the restoration of stable governance.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
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abbreviation
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United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UNAMSIL
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
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successorMission
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United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
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this entity surface form:
United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
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shortName
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United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UNAMSIL