Rajneeshpuram | |
|---|---|
 Rajneeshpuram in 1983 | |
| Etymology: From Hindi: Rajneesh's village | |
  Rajneeshpuram | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′31″N 120°28′55″W / 44.842°N 120.482°W | |
| Established | May 1981 |
| Disbanded | De facto: September 1985 De Jure 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Theocracy |
| • Religious leader | Rajneesh |
| • President of the Rajneesh Foundation | Ma Anand Sheela |
| • Mayor of Rajneeshpuram |
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| Population (1984) | |
• Total | Approximately 7,000 |
Rajneeshpuram was a religious intentional community in the northwest United States, located in Wasco County, Oregon. Incorporated as a city between 1981 and 1988, its population consisted entirely of Rajneeshees, followers of the spiritual teacher Rajneesh,[1][2][3][4] later known as Osho.[5]
Its citizens and leaders were responsible for launching the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attacks, as well as the planned 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot, in which they conspired to assassinate Charles Turner, the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon.
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- ^ Ostrom, Carol M. (December 11, 1995). "Ten years later, bitterness endures at Rancho Rajneesh". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Incorporation of Rajneeshpuram opens door to development (part 9 of 20)". The Oregonian. July 8, 1985. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh FBI File". Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Biography". Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.