Communist insurgency in the Philippines
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The Communist insurgency in the Philippines is a long-running armed rebellion led primarily by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army, aiming to overthrow the government and establish a communist state.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Communist insurgency in the Philippines Context triple: [Communist Party of the Philippines, involvedIn, Communist insurgency in the Philippines]
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A.
Moro Rebellion
The Moro Rebellion was a series of armed conflicts in the early 20th century between the United States and Muslim Moro groups in the southern Philippines, marked by fierce resistance to American colonial rule.
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B.
Philippine Revolution
The Philippine Revolution was an 1896–1898 anti-colonial uprising in the Philippines that sought independence from Spanish rule and ultimately led to the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.
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Philippine–American War
The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict from 1899 to 1902 in which the United States fought Filipino revolutionaries seeking independence, marking a key episode in American imperial expansion in Asia.
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D.
Sarawak Communist Insurgency
The Sarawak Communist Insurgency was a protracted guerrilla conflict in Malaysian Borneo waged mainly by communist and leftist groups against the Malaysian government during the Cold War era.
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E.
Philippine Martial Law period
The Philippine Martial Law period was a dictatorial era under President Ferdinand Marcos from 1972 to 1981 marked by authoritarian rule, human rights abuses, censorship, and the suppression of political opposition.
- 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: Communist insurgency in the Philippines Target entity description: The Communist insurgency in the Philippines is a long-running armed rebellion led primarily by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army, aiming to overthrow the government and establish a communist state.
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A.
Moro Rebellion
The Moro Rebellion was a series of armed conflicts in the early 20th century between the United States and Muslim Moro groups in the southern Philippines, marked by fierce resistance to American colonial rule.
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B.
Philippine Revolution
The Philippine Revolution was an 1896–1898 anti-colonial uprising in the Philippines that sought independence from Spanish rule and ultimately led to the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.
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C.
Philippine–American War
The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict from 1899 to 1902 in which the United States fought Filipino revolutionaries seeking independence, marking a key episode in American imperial expansion in Asia.
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D.
Sarawak Communist Insurgency
The Sarawak Communist Insurgency was a protracted guerrilla conflict in Malaysian Borneo waged mainly by communist and leftist groups against the Malaysian government during the Cold War era.
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E.
Philippine Martial Law period
The Philippine Martial Law period was a dictatorial era under President Ferdinand Marcos from 1972 to 1981 marked by authoritarian rule, human rights abuses, censorship, and the suppression of political opposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil conflict ⓘ communist insurgency ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of a communist state in the Philippines
ⓘ
overthrow of the Philippine government ⓘ |
| hasLeaderSide |
Benito Tiamzon
ⓘ
Jose Maria Canlas Sison ⓘ
surface form:
Jose Maria Sison
Wilma Tiamzon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rural guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
urban underground movement ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalWing | National Democratic Front of the Philippines ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Cultural Revolution
Maoism ⓘ
surface form:
Mao Zedong Thought
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
surface form:
Marxist–Leninist theory
|
| location |
Luzon
ⓘ
Mindanao ⓘ Visayas ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Communist Party of the Philippines
ⓘ
National Democratic Front of the Philippines ⓘ New People's Army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Philippine government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Philippines
|
| opposedBy |
Armed Forces of the Philippines
ⓘ
Philippine National Police ⓘ |
| peaceProcess | on-and-off negotiations since the 1980s ⓘ |
| peakStrength | tens of thousands of fighters in the 1980s ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | longest-running communist insurgency in Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War
ⓘ
Maoist insurgencies ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
internal displacement of civilians ⓘ military operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
People Power Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
People Power Revolution of 1986
declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos in 1972 ⓘ designation of the CPP–NPA as a terrorist organization by the European Union ⓘ designation of the CPP–NPA as a terrorist organization by the Philippine government ⓘ designation of the CPP–NPA as a terrorist organization by the United States ⓘ founding of the New People's Army in 1969 ⓘ peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| status | ongoing with varying intensity ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
ambushes
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ hit-and-run attacks ⓘ political organizing ⓘ |
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Subject: Communist insurgency in the Philippines Description of subject: The Communist insurgency in the Philippines is a long-running armed rebellion led primarily by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army, aiming to overthrow the government and establish a communist state.
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Communist Party of the Philippines
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this entity surface form:
Philippine communist insurgency
this entity surface form:
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