JONES, Jim

JONES, Jim
(1931-1978)
   Minister of the DISCIPLES OF CHRIST and founder of the PEOPLES TEMPLE whose followers committed mass SUICIDE at JONESTOWN, Guyana, in 1978. A professed MARXIST he was active in numerous left-wing causes and widely respected for his social work before his final bizarre suicide.

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  • Jim Jones — Infobox Celebrity name =James Warren Jim Jones image size = 150px caption = Photo credit: The Jonestown Institute birth date = birth date|1931|5|13|mf=y birth place = Crete, Indiana death date = death date and age|1978|11|18|1931|5|13 death place …   Wikipedia

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