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Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party , he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassination during the Jonestown massacre in 1978.
Nov 18, 2013 · Leo Ryan was a liberal legislator from northern California who had become famous for what his supporters called fact-finding missions and his detractors called publicity stunts. As a California...
Jun 21, 2022 · From the get-go, Leo Ryan was extremely hands-on and organized several detailed investigations, which he took on by going undercover. Here's how he died.
In 1972 Leo Ryan was elected to the United States Congress from California’s 11th District. He continued his flamboyant methods, lying down on the ice between fur hunters and baby harp seals on...
Jan 14, 2011 · Her father, the late California Rep. Leo Ryan, was killed in Guyana in 1978 while investigating the Jim Jones religious settlement.
Nov 18, 1978 · U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan arrived in Jonestown on November 17 without an invitation. Jim Jones had stalled the California politician’s delegation for days in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, and ...
Nov 18, 2008 · The morbid ending for Jim Jones and his followers in Guyana came when U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan, who represented San Francisco, led a delegation of officials and estranged family members to the...
