Union des Patriotes Congolais
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The Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) is an Ituri-based Congolese militia and political group that played a major role in the ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early 2000s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union of Congolese Patriots | 3 |
| Union des Patriotes Congolais canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3106142 — 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.
Target entity: Union des Patriotes Congolais Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, armedGroupInvolved, Union des Patriotes Congolais]
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Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire was a Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebel coalition led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila that overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko and seized power in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1997.
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Movement for the Liberation of Congo
The Movement for the Liberation of Congo was a major rebel group and political movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led by Jean-Pierre Bemba, that played a significant role in the country’s civil conflicts before transitioning into a political party.
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All-African People’s Revolutionary Party
The All-African People’s Revolutionary Party is a pan-African socialist political organization dedicated to the liberation and unification of African people worldwide.
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National Patriotic Front of Liberia
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel group led by Charles Taylor that became a major faction in the First Liberian Civil War and played a central role in the country’s political upheaval in the early 1990s.
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E.
United National Movement
The United National Movement is a major pro-Western political party in Georgia known for leading the Rose Revolution and implementing sweeping reforms under Mikheil Saakashvili’s leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Union des Patriotes Congolais Target entity description: The Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) is an Ituri-based Congolese militia and political group that played a major role in the ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early 2000s.
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A.
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire
The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire was a Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebel coalition led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila that overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko and seized power in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1997.
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B.
Movement for the Liberation of Congo
The Movement for the Liberation of Congo was a major rebel group and political movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led by Jean-Pierre Bemba, that played a significant role in the country’s civil conflicts before transitioning into a political party.
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C.
All-African People’s Revolutionary Party
The All-African People’s Revolutionary Party is a pan-African socialist political organization dedicated to the liberation and unification of African people worldwide.
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D.
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia was a rebel group led by Charles Taylor that became a major faction in the First Liberian Civil War and played a central role in the country’s political upheaval in the early 1990s.
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E.
United National Movement
The United National Movement is a major pro-Western political party in Georgia known for leading the Rose Revolution and implementing sweeping reforms under Mikheil Saakashvili’s leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
militia group
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UPC ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Ituri conflict ⓘ |
| armedWing | militia ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Ituri Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Ituri
|
| conflictPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| conflictType | ethnic conflict ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo conflicts ⓘ |
| hasActivityType |
military activities
ⓘ
political activities ⓘ |
| hasEthnicContext | Ituri ethnic tensions ⓘ |
| hasEthnicDimension | ethnic conflict in Ituri ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Union des Patriotes Congolais self-link ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationType | non-state armed group ⓘ |
| hasScope | regional ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
armed conflict in Ituri
ⓘ
violence in Ituri ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ituri Province
ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| natureOfOrganization | Congolese militia and political group ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Ituri Province
ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| operationalStatusInEarly2000s | active ⓘ |
| partOf | Ituri-based armed groups ⓘ |
| politicalWing | political group ⓘ |
| region | Ituri Province ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | major role in ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Union des Patriotes Congolais Description of subject: The Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) is an Ituri-based Congolese militia and political group that played a major role in the ethnic conflict in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early 2000s.
Referenced by (5)
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