Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States

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amendment to an international charter inter-American treaty treaty

The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States canonical	2
Washington Protocol to the OAS Charter	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1139970 — 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: Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States
Context triple: [Protocol of Washington, fullName, Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States]

A. Charter of the Organization of American States
The Charter of the Organization of American States is the foundational treaty that establishes the OAS’s structure, purposes, and principles for political, economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the countries of the Americas.
B. Treaties of the Organization of American States
Treaties of the Organization of American States are international agreements concluded under the auspices of the OAS to regulate political, economic, social, and security cooperation among its member states in the Americas.
C. Ninth International Conference of American States
The Ninth International Conference of American States was a pivotal 1948 diplomatic gathering in Bogotá where American republics restructured their regional system, leading to the creation of the Organization of American States.
D. Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations
The Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations is the international agreement that formally established UNASUR as a regional political and economic bloc uniting South American countries.
E. Protocol of Managua
The Protocol of Managua is a 1993 treaty that reformed and modernized the Charter of the Organization of American States to strengthen its focus on development and cooperation among member states.
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: Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States
Target entity description: The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.

A. Charter of the Organization of American States
The Charter of the Organization of American States is the foundational treaty that establishes the OAS’s structure, purposes, and principles for political, economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the countries of the Americas.
B. Treaties of the Organization of American States
Treaties of the Organization of American States are international agreements concluded under the auspices of the OAS to regulate political, economic, social, and security cooperation among its member states in the Americas.
C. Ninth International Conference of American States
The Ninth International Conference of American States was a pivotal 1948 diplomatic gathering in Bogotá where American republics restructured their regional system, leading to the creation of the Organization of American States.
D. Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations
The Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations is the international agreement that formally established UNASUR as a regional political and economic bloc uniting South American countries.
E. Protocol of Managua
The Protocol of Managua is a 1993 treaty that reformed and modernized the Charter of the Organization of American States to strengthen its focus on development and cooperation among member states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amendment to an international charter ⓘ inter-American treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ
addsPowerTo	General Assembly of the Organization of American States ⓘ Permanent Council of the Organization of American States ⓘ
adoptedBy	Member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ
adoptionDate	1992-12-14 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
adoptionYear	1992 ⓘ
aimsTo	protect democratic order in OAS member states ⓘ provide a collective response to interruptions of democratic governance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ surface form: Washington Protocol to the OAS Charter
amends	Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ
bindingOn	OAS member states that have ratified it ⓘ
category	1992 in international relations ⓘ OAS treaty ⓘ treaties entered into force in 1997 ⓘ
dateSigned	1992-12-14 ⓘ
depository	Secretariat of the Organization of American States ⓘ surface form: General Secretariat of the Organization of American States
enteredIntoForceDate	1997-09-25 ⓘ
focusesOn	collective measures against unconstitutional changes of government ⓘ defense of representative democracy ⓘ
geopoliticalScope	Western Hemisphere ⓘ
keyProvision	allows for suspension of a member state whose democratically constituted government is overthrown ⓘ modifies rules on the suspension of member states ⓘ strengthens collective defense of democracy in the Americas ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalEffect	amends provisions of the OAS Charter relating to membership and suspension ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legalSystem	public international law ⓘ
officialName	Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States self-link ⓘ
organizationInvolved	Organization of American States ⓘ
partOf	Inter-American Democratic Charter ⓘ surface form: inter-American democratic framework
placeSigned	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
region	Americas ⓘ
relatedInstrument	Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ Inter-American Democratic Charter ⓘ
requires	ratification by OAS member states ⓘ
shortName	Protocol of Washington ⓘ
subjectMatter	democracy protection ⓘ inter-American system ⓘ suspension of member states ⓘ

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Protocol of Washington → fullName → Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ

Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States → officialName → Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States self-link ⓘ

Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States → alsoKnownAs → Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Protocol to the OAS Charter

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