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| Peoples Temple Agricultural Project | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Leaders | |
• Leader | Jim Jones |
| History | |
• Established | 1974 |
• Mass poisoning | 18 November 1978 |
| Population | |
• 1978 estimate | 1,005 |
The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, commonly known as Jonestown, was a settlement in Guyana created by the USA-based Peoples Temple cult.
History
Leo Ryan assassination
U.S. Congressman and CIA critic Leo Ryan went to investigate Jonestown in 1978. A man who was not from Jonestown shot and killed him along with Jonestown defector Patricia Parks and reporters Bob Brown, Don Harris and Greg Robinson. They used shattering dum-dum bullets, which were banned by the Geneva Convention.[1]
1978 massacre
On 18 November 1978, Jones murdered 913 of his followers with cyanide. Many victims had blisters on their necks, indicating that the poison had been injected. Guns were also found at the scene. Leslie Mootoo, the chief medical examiner of Guyana, determined that at least 700 of the victims were murdered even though the media reported that it was a mass suicide.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-11-18). "Was the CIA Behind the Jonestown Massacre?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24.