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- James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, political activist, preacher, and faith healer who between 1955 and 1978 led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement. In what he described as "revolutionary suicide", Jones and his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Jones and the events at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults. Jones grew up in poverty and was neglected by his family as a young child and often cared for by neighbors. He developed many unusual behaviors as a youth and became increasingly disliked by his community. As a youth, Jones developed an affinity for Pentecostalism and desired to be a preacher. After the divorce of his parents, he and his mother moved to Richmond, Indiana where graduated high school. He was a good student and began to espouse radical political views after he began attending Indiana University. Jones took a job working as an orderly in a hospital where he met his future wife, Marceline. The couple married in 1949 before moving to Indianapolis where Jones continued his education at Butler University and became a member of the Communist Party and began his ministry. (en)
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- Crete, Indiana, U.S. (en)
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- James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, political activist, preacher, and faith healer who between 1955 and 1978 led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement. In what he described as "revolutionary suicide", Jones and his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Jones and the events at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults. (en)
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- Early life of Jim Jones (en)
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