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19 de nov. de 2018 · Em 18 de novembro de 1978, 918 pessoas morreram em um misto de suicídio coletivo e assassinatos em Jonestown, uma comuna fundada por Jim Jones, pastor e fundador do Templo Popular, uma...
Os eventos em Jonestown foram imediatamente sujeitos a ampla cobertura da mídia e ficaram conhecidos como o Massacre de Jonestown. À medida que a consciência chegava ao público, os estrangeiros recusaram-se a aceitar a tentativa de Jones de culpá-los pelas mortes.
Jim Jones was an American cult leader who led the Peoples Temple from 1955 to 1978. He orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his commune in Guyana, killing over 900 people, after a delegation of U.S. representatives tried to investigate the reports of abuse and oppression.
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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
18 de out. de 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.
Jonestown was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. It became infamous for the mass deaths of 918 people in 1978, after Jones ordered a "revolutionary suicide" in response to a congressional investigation.
13 de nov. de 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.
