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Quick Facts
- NAME: David Koresh
- OCCUPATION: Cult Leader
- BIRTH DATE: c. 1960
- DEATH DATE: c. April 1993
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Texas
- PLACE OF DEATH: Waco, Texas
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David Koresh was the charismatic leader of the Branch Davidians, a heavily armed cult he led near Waco, Texas.
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Synopsis
David Koresh was the charismatic leader of a heavily armed group of Branch Davidians (a sect that had split away from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in 1959) who were put under siege by federal agents at a ranch in Mount Carmel, Waco, Texas, between February and April 1993. The siege ended after a devastating fire in which Koresh and many of his followers were killed.
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Cult leader, born in Texas, USA. He was the charismatic leader of a heavily armed group of Branch Davidians (a sect which had split away from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in 1959) who were put under siege by federal agents at a ranch in Mount Carmel, Waco, TX, between February and April 1993. The siege ended after a devastating fire in which Koresh and many of his followers were killed.
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