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James Warren „Jim“ Jones war ein US-amerikanischer Sektenführer und der Gründer des Peoples Temple. Über 900 seiner Anhänger kamen 1978 bei einem von ihm befohlenen Massenmord bzw. -suizid im Urwald von Guyana zu Tode.
18. Nov. 2022 · Jim Jones (1931–1978), Gründer des Peoples Temple Quelle: picture-alliance / dpa Einen Tag später ermordeten fanatische Anhänger des Sektenführers Ryan und einige Begleiter.
Prediger Jim Jones und rund 1000 seiner Anhänger haben sich in den Dschungel von Guyana zurückgezogen, um in Frieden zu leben. Doch der Sektenführer wähnt sein Reich bedroht durch Abtrünnige - und geht in Jonestown mit mehr als 900 Menschen in den Tod.
Jones's initial popularity arose from his joint campaign appearances with the movement's prominent leaders, William Branham and Joseph Mattsson-Boze, and their endorsement of his ministry. Jones founded the organization that would become the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis in 1955.
- Gunshot to the head (consistent with suicide)
- James Warren Jones, May 13, 1931, Crete, Indiana, U.S.
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9. Mai 2024 · Jim Jones (born May 13, 1931, Crete, near Lynn, Indiana, U.S.—died November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana) was an American cult leader who promised his followers a utopia in the jungles of South America after proclaiming himself messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San Francisco-based evangelist group.
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- Jim Jones is known for being the leader of the Peoples Temple religious group and for the Jonestown Massacre, when he led the mass murder-suicide o...
- Jim Jones attended Indiana University before transferring to Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he graduated in 1961.
- Jim Jones died of a gunshot wound to the head in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. His death occurred during the Jonestown Massacre, when he...
6. Mai 2024 · Who was Jim Jones? Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple cult who initiated a mass murder-suicide at the Jonestown compound in Guyana. He opened his first church in Indianapolis in the 1950s before relocating to California in the mid-1960s.
18. Okt. 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.
