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Luc Jouret (October 17, 1947–October 5, 1994), born in Kikwit, Belgian Congo, was a Belgian religious group leader in Switzerland. He co-founded the Parti Communautaire Européen with Jean Thiriart, a leading member of the neo-Nazi Jeune Europe Belgian group. Later, Jouret also founded the Order of the Solar Temple also known as the Order of the Solar Tradition) with Joseph Di Mambro in 1984. He committed suicide in the Swiss village of Salvan in October 1994, leading to a mass suicide of his followers.^[1]

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1. ^ "Swiss Police Identify Cult Leader's Body; Cause of Death Unknown". The Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1994. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-14/news/mn-50297_1. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 

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