Angry Brigade
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The Angry Brigade was a British far-left anarchist militant group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for a series of bomb attacks targeting symbols of the state and capitalism.
All labels observed (1)
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| Angry Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7458278 — 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: Angry Brigade Context triple: [BT Tower, bombingPerpetratorClaim, Angry Brigade]
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A.
Forward Bloc
Forward Bloc is an Indian political party founded by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 after breaking away from the Indian National Congress to pursue a more radical, socialist, and militant approach to the struggle for independence.
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B.
Levellers
The Levellers were a radical political movement during the English Civil War that advocated popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance.
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C.
The Clash
The Clash were a pioneering British punk rock band known for their politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of punk with reggae, ska, and rockabilly.
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D.
Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti is a British band known for its sophisticated, synth-driven pop music and politically infused lyrics, particularly prominent in the 1980s.
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E.
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a pioneering Northern Irish punk rock band formed in the late 1970s, known for their politically charged lyrics and influential role in the early punk movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angry Brigade Target entity description: The Angry Brigade was a British far-left anarchist militant group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for a series of bomb attacks targeting symbols of the state and capitalism.
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A.
Forward Bloc
Forward Bloc is an Indian political party founded by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 after breaking away from the Indian National Congress to pursue a more radical, socialist, and militant approach to the struggle for independence.
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B.
Levellers
The Levellers were a radical political movement during the English Civil War that advocated popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance.
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C.
The Clash
The Clash were a pioneering British punk rock band known for their politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of punk with reggae, ska, and rockabilly.
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D.
Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti is a British band known for its sophisticated, synth-driven pop music and politically infused lyrics, particularly prominent in the 1980s.
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E.
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a pioneering Northern Irish punk rock band formed in the late 1970s, known for their politically charged lyrics and influential role in the early punk movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist organization
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militant group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
challenging state authority
ⓘ
sparking revolutionary consciousness ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
student protest movements
ⓘ
workers’ struggles in Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Angry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War era
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post-1968 protest wave ⓘ |
| ideology |
anarchism
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far-left politics ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | international revolutionary movements of the 1960s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attacks on symbols of capitalism
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attacks on symbols of the state ⓘ bomb attacks in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementResponse | major police investigation in the UK ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | members prosecuted in high-profile trial ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaLabel | urban guerrilla group ⓘ |
| movement |
New Left
NERFINISHED
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counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| natureOfAttacks | primarily property damage ⓘ |
| notableEvent | trial of the Stoke Newington Eight ⓘ |
| notableMethod | communiqués claiming responsibility for attacks ⓘ |
| opposed |
British state
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ capitalist system ⓘ consumerism ⓘ |
| partOf | British radical left milieu ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-capitalist
ⓘ
anti-imperialist ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targeted |
conservative politicians
ⓘ
corporate offices ⓘ government buildings ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
bombings
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sabotage ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Angry Brigade Description of subject: The Angry Brigade was a British far-left anarchist militant group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for a series of bomb attacks targeting symbols of the state and capitalism.
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