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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_JonesJim Jones - Wikipedia

    James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. In what Jones termed "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_Jones_(rapper)Jim Jones (rapper) - Wikipedia

    Jim Jones is an American rapper and record executive, and a founding member of the hip hop collective the Diplomats. He has released seven solo albums, including On My Way to Church, Harlem: Diary of a Summer, and Pray IV Reign, and has collaborated with artists such as Diddy, Lil Wayne, and T.I.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Jim-JonesJim Jones | Biography, Jonestown, Massacre, Peoples Temple, &...

    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.

  4. www.britannica.com › event › JonestownJonestown | History, Facts, Jim Jones, & Survivors | Britannica

    Sep 9, 2024 · The Jonestown massacre was a mass murder-suicide of the Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their leader, Jim Jones, in 1978. After cult members attacked Congressman Leo Ryan, who was investigating the cult, Jones enacted a suicide plan at the Jonestown compound.

  5. www.biography.com › crime › jim-jonesJim Jones - Son, Movies & Documentaries - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Jim Jones was the cult leader of the Peoples Temple who led more than 900 followers in a mass suicide known as the Jonestown Massacre. Learn more at Biography.com.

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  7. www.pbs.org › features › jonestown-who-was-jim-jonesWho Was Jim Jones? | American Experience | Official Site - PBS

    Jim Jones. Jim Jones attracted a large following to his Peoples Temple through sermons on tolerance, social responsibility and community. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple |...

  8. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_JonesJim Jones - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and preacher. His church was called the " People's Temple ". It began as a Christian church (a member church of the Disciples of Christ ) (Jones was an atheist).