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A man's gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it.
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Birth: | 13th May, 1931 |
Death: | 18th November, 1978 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Leader |
James Warren "Jim" Jones was born in Crete, Indiana, USA. He was an American religious and cult leader who initiated, and was responsible for a mass suicide and mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana. He earned a BS degree in secondary education in 1961. He believed communism was the correct social order, in compliance with God's will. He was ordained as a Disciples of Christ pastor, and he achieved notoriety as the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which was often described as having cult-like qualities.
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