Jim Jones leads followers to mass suicide at Jonestown, Guyana

Category
Religion
Place
Americas
Date
1978
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"In Jonestown, Guyana, 913 US citizens, led by Jim Jones, committed mass suicide." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

This event is linked to the following periods

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Category
Cold War (U.S.) & Counterculture
1945
1991
United States