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Rainbow Group

former green political group of the European Parliament (1984-1989)
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Rainbow Group

Summary

Rainbow Group is a political group of the European Parliament[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (political_group_of_the_european_parliament category, ranking #26 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rainbow Group's instance of is recorded as political group of the European Parliament[3].
  • Rainbow Group's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as ADFF2F[4].
  • Rainbow Group comprises European Free Alliance[5].
  • Rainbow Group comprises Q133825198[6].
  • July 24, 1984 marks the founding of Rainbow Group[7].
  • Rainbow Group was dissolved in July 24, 1989[8].
  • Rainbow Group's political ideology is recorded as environmentalism[9].
  • Rainbow Group's political ideology is recorded as regionalism[10].
  • Rainbow Group's replaces is recorded as Technical Group of Independents[11].
  • Rainbow Group's replaced by is recorded as The Green Group in the European Parliament[12].
  • Rainbow Group's replaced by is recorded as Rainbow Group[13].
  • Rainbow Group's political alignment is recorded as left-wing[14].
  • Rainbow Group's political alignment is recorded as centre-left[15].
  • Rainbow Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agalev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community, and the European Free Alliance, in the European Parliament"}[16].
  • Rainbow Group's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RBW'}[17].
  • Rainbow Group's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ARC'}[18].

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Founding

July 24, 1984 marks the founding of Rainbow Group[7].

Identity

Rainbow Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it: Federation of the Green Alternative European Links, Agalev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community, and the European Free Alliance, in the European Parliament"}[16]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RBW'}[17] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ARC'}[18].

Dissolution

Rainbow Group was dissolved in July 24, 1989[8].

Why It Matters

Rainbow Group draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (political_group_of_the_european_parliament category, ranking #26 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · FGarrobo · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → Technical Group of Independents
    Instance of → political group of the European Parliament
    Replaced by → —
    Inception → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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