Army of National Liberation
E462098
The Army of National Liberation was an armed revolutionary movement in Costa Rica that played a key role in the 1948 civil war and laid the groundwork for the later formation of the National Liberation Party.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army of National Liberation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4693436 — 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: Army of National Liberation Context triple: [Costa Rican National Liberation Party, historicalPrecursor, Army of National Liberation]
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A.
Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
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B.
Cuban Liberation Army
The Cuban Liberation Army was the main insurgent force that fought for Cuba’s independence from Spain in the late 19th century, led militarily by figures such as Dominican-born general Máximo Gómez.
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C.
National Republican Army
The National Republican Army was the main ground force of Mussolini’s German-backed Italian Social Republic during the final phase of World War II, composed largely of fascist loyalists fighting alongside Nazi Germany.
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D.
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government, serving as the main Chinese force in major conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
26th of July Movement
The 26th of July Movement was a Cuban revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that spearheaded the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista and paved the way for the establishment of a socialist state in Cuba.
- 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: Army of National Liberation Target entity description: The Army of National Liberation was an armed revolutionary movement in Costa Rica that played a key role in the 1948 civil war and laid the groundwork for the later formation of the National Liberation Party.
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A.
Armed Forces of National Liberation
The Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) was a clandestine Puerto Rican nationalist militant group known for carrying out bombings and other violent actions in the United States in pursuit of Puerto Rican independence.
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B.
Cuban Liberation Army
The Cuban Liberation Army was the main insurgent force that fought for Cuba’s independence from Spain in the late 19th century, led militarily by figures such as Dominican-born general Máximo Gómez.
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C.
National Republican Army
The National Republican Army was the main ground force of Mussolini’s German-backed Italian Social Republic during the final phase of World War II, composed largely of fascist loyalists fighting alongside Nazi Germany.
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D.
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government, serving as the main Chinese force in major conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
26th of July Movement
The 26th of July Movement was a Cuban revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that spearheaded the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista and paved the way for the establishment of a socialist state in Cuba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed revolutionary movement
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Costa Rican Civil War of 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1948 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
National Union Party (Costa Rica)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party (Costa Rica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedStruggleType | insurgency ⓘ |
| armedWith | light infantry weapons ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology | Figuerismo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Founding Junta of the Second Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Cartago Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Isidro de El General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | victory in the 1948 civil war ⓘ |
| disbandedInContextOf | creation of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of La Sierra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Ochomogo (1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of San Isidro de El General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of electoral results of 1948 presidential election
ⓘ
overthrow of the 1944–1948 Costa Rican government ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| influenced | Costa Rican postwar social reforms ⓘ |
| inspiredFormationOf | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| leader | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryWingOf | Social Democratic movement in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key role in Costa Rican Civil War of 1948
ⓘ
laying groundwork for National Liberation Party ⓘ |
| notableMember | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Communist militias aligned with the government
ⓘ
Costa Rican government forces (1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Calderón Guardia political faction
ⓘ
Teodoro Picado Michalski government ⓘ |
| partOf | Costa Rican revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | center-left ⓘ |
| preceded | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
rural peasants
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urban middle-class supporters of opposition parties ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
abolition of the Costa Rican army
ⓘ
founding of the Second Republic of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate | Otilio Ulate Blanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialControl | large parts of southern Costa Rica during 1948 civil war ⓘ |
| usedFlag | green and white flag associated with later PLN symbolism ⓘ |
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Subject: Army of National Liberation Description of subject: The Army of National Liberation was an armed revolutionary movement in Costa Rica that played a key role in the 1948 civil war and laid the groundwork for the later formation of the National Liberation Party.
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