New Military Group
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The New Military Group was a South Korean military faction that seized power in a 1979 coup and became the authoritarian force later confronted by the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Military Group canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6730233 — 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: New Military Group Context triple: [May 18 Democratic Uprising, opposed, New Military Group]
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A.
New Army
The New Army was a modernized military force established in the late Qing dynasty as part of efforts to reform and strengthen China’s imperial armed forces.
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B.
Nil Military Unit
Nil Military Unit was a clandestine Polish special-operations formation, active mainly during and after World War II, known for resistance, sabotage, and intelligence activities.
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C.
Special Duty Group
The Special Duty Group is an elite commando unit of India’s Central Reserve Police Force specializing in high-risk counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations.
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D.
People's Militia
The People's Militia was a communist-era Czechoslovak paramilitary organization used by the ruling party to enforce its power and suppress opposition.
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E.
People's Militia
The People's Militia was the communist-era national police and security force of Bulgaria, serving as a key instrument of state control under the Bulgarian Communist Party.
- 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: New Military Group Target entity description: The New Military Group was a South Korean military faction that seized power in a 1979 coup and became the authoritarian force later confronted by the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju.
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A.
New Army
The New Army was a modernized military force established in the late Qing dynasty as part of efforts to reform and strengthen China’s imperial armed forces.
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B.
Nil Military Unit
Nil Military Unit was a clandestine Polish special-operations formation, active mainly during and after World War II, known for resistance, sabotage, and intelligence activities.
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C.
Special Duty Group
The Special Duty Group is an elite commando unit of India’s Central Reserve Police Force specializing in high-risk counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations.
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D.
People's Militia
The People's Militia was a communist-era Czechoslovak paramilitary organization used by the ruling party to enforce its power and suppress opposition.
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E.
People's Militia
The People's Militia was the communist-era national police and security force of Bulgaria, serving as a key instrument of state control under the Bulgarian Communist Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | South Korean military faction ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | New Military Group (Sin’gunbu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter | assassination of Park Chung-hee ⓘ |
| confrontedBy |
South Korean pro-democracy activists
ⓘ
citizens of Gwangju ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | military junta ⓘ |
| governmentFormWhileInPower | de facto military dictatorship ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Park Chung-hee political crisis ⓘ |
| ideology |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
military rule ⓘ |
| involvedIn | political repression in South Korea ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | Korean ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Gwangju
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | martial law expansion in 1980 ⓘ |
| opposedByEvent |
Gwangju Uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May 18 Democratic Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| seizedPowerIn | Coup of December Twelfth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seizedPowerInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| suppressed |
May 18 Democratic Uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pro-democracy movements ⓘ |
| timeInPowerApproximateEnd | early 1980s ⓘ |
| timeInPowerApproximateStart | 1979 ⓘ |
| typeOfRegime | authoritarian military regime ⓘ |
| usedInstitution |
Capital Garrison Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defense Security Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Military Group Description of subject: The New Military Group was a South Korean military faction that seized power in a 1979 coup and became the authoritarian force later confronted by the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju.
Referenced by (1)
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