Suicide in Guyana

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**WHY DID THEY CHOOSE TO DIE?** On November 18, 1978, in an isolated jungle village, more than 900 men, women and children voluntarily took poison and died at the behest of cult leader Jim Jones. Who was Jones, and what was the secret of his strange power over his devoted followers? **WHAT BIZARRE SEXUAL PRACTICES DID HE ENCOURAGE - AND PARTICIPATE IN?** Did Jones die of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or was he murdered by one of the missing survivors?

subjects: Jonestown,  Peoples Temple,  history,  Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978

People: Jim Jones (1931-1978)

Places: Guyana,  Jonestown (Guyana)