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Jim Jones was an American preacher who founded the Peoples Temple, a controversial religious movement that practiced communal living and social activism. He orchestrated a mass suicide of his followers in Guyana in 1978, after facing accusations of abuse and criticism from the media and the U.S. government.
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This article is about the Jonestown massacre, which was a mass murder-suicide of members of the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana in 1978. The death toll exceeded 900 people, including some 300 who were under 17 years old. It provides information on Jim Jones, the charismatic but paranoid leader of the cult and his background as well as how he treated ...
The mass murder-suicide of members of the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana, led by Jim Jones. Over 900 people died including 300 children, making it one of the largest mass deaths in American history.
A charismatic but paranoid leader who opened his first church in Indianapolis and later moved to California where he became a respected churchman with thousands of followers. He treated his followers harshly and eventually moved with several hundred to Jonestown, Guyana where he had total autonomy.
While active in humanitarian causes, Jones' treatment of followers was often abusive; many were coerced or brainwashed into signing over their possessions to the church. In November 1978 US Congressman Leo Ryan traveled to inspect activities at Jonestown after rumors that some members were being held against their will and subjected to abuse; five ...
Jonestown was a mass murder-suicide of over 900 members of the Peoples Temple cult in Guyana in 1978, led by their leader Jim Jones. Learn about the background, causes, and aftermath of this tragic event in American history.
- Alison Eldridge
Oct 18, 2010 · Learn about the Peoples Temple, a cult led by Jim Jones that ended in a mass suicide-murder in Guyana in 1978. Find out how Jones manipulated his followers, what life was like in Jonestown and how the tragedy unfolded.
Nov 13, 2018 · Jim Jones, a cult leader and civil rights activist, led his followers to a remote jungle in Guyana where they faced starvation, disease and abuse. When a congressman tried to investigate, Jones ordered a mass suicide that killed 913 people, including children.
- Lesley Kennedy
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Jun 14, 2024 · Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, drew in followers with his message of social justice and equality amid civil rights and Vietnam War turmoil. He then created a deadly commune in Guyana, where he controlled and abused his followers until they rebelled in 1978.
Jonestown was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. The settlement became infamous for the mass deaths of 918 people in 1978, after Jones ordered a "revolutionary suicide" and murder of critics.
Feb 9, 2010 · On November 18, 1978, Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones ordered his followers to drink a poison-laced punch at their commune in Guyana. The mass murder-suicide killed 909 people, including children, after Jones feared a government attack.
