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Order of the Solar Temple  

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  • L'Ordre du Temple Solaire (OTS), “The Order of the Solar Temple,” is a generic title for a small, primarily European religious movement that consisted of groups with various names all led, directly or indirectly, by Jo Di Mambro (1924–1994). The Francophone apocalyptic new religion was founded in 1984 by Di Mambro and Luc Jouret (1947–1994). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Solar Temple Order]

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