The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project , better known by its informal name `` Jonestown '' , was a remote settlement established by the Peoples Temple , a cult under the leadership of Jim Jones , in northwestern Guyana .

The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project , better known by its informal name `` Jonestown '' , was a remote settlement established by the Peoples Temple , a cult under the leadership of Jim Jones , in northwestern Guyana .

In total , 909 individuals died Death in Jonestown , all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning , in an event termed `` revolutionary suicide '' by Jones and some Peoples Temple members on an audio tape of the event , and in prior recorded discussions .

On the other side were members of the Peoples Liberation Army of Yugoslavia who favored the introduction of socialism and the post-war reorganization of Yugoslavia on federal basis .