David Koresh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

David Koresh

American religious leader

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1959

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1993

Profession: religious leader

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About David Koresh

  • David Koresh (; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader of the Branch Davidians sect, claiming to be its final prophet. Koresh came from a dysfunctional family background and was a member, and later a leader, of the Branch Davidians, a movement led by Benjamin Roden that splintered off from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
  • Koresh joined the Branch Davidians, which was based at the Mount Carmel Center outside Waco, Texas.
  • Here he competed for dominance with another leader named George Roden, until Roden was jailed for murdering another rival.The serving of arrest and search warrants by the U.S.
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) as part of an investigation into illegal possession of firearms and explosives provoked the 1993 raid on the center.
  • Four ATF agents and six Davidians were killed during the initial two-hour firefight, both sides claiming the other side fired first.
  • The subsequent siege by the FBI of almost two months ended when the center caught fire in disputed circumstances.
  • Koresh and 79 others were found dead after the conflagration.

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