Jim Jones
Acting•Born May 13, 1931•Died November 18, 1978 (age 47)•Crete, Indiana, USA
Biography
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Jones and the events which occurred at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults.
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DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 13, 1931
Day of DeathNovember 18, 1978
Place of BirthCrete, Indiana, USA
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