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1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leo_ryan.jpg]]
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3	Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 - November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician who served as Democratic member of the House of Representatives, representing the suburbs south of UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, from 1973 to 1978. He previously served in the US Navy from 1943 to 1946.
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5	He had five children.
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7	In November of 1978 he went on an official visit to UsefulNotes/{{Guyana}}, to investigate reports that Reverend UsefulNotes/JimJones of the Peoples Temple was holding followers against their will at the remote Jonestown compound. Ryan's visit instigated a crisis within the Jonestown community, with several members asking to accompany Ryan as he left. Ryan survived a stabbing at Jonestown, but was one of five people killed by a Temple gun squad at a nearby airstrip as they were waiting to board a plane. Ryan, who was 53 when he died, is the only member of the US Congress to have ever been killed in the line of duty.
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10	!!Published Works
11	* ''USA/From Where We Stand: Readings in Contemporary American Problems''
12	* ''Understanding California Government and Politics''
13	* ''NATO, pressures from the southern tier: report of a study mission to Europe''
14	* ''Vietnam and Korea: Human Rights and U.S. assistance''
15	* ''The United States oil shortage and the Arab-Israeli Conflict''
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17	!!Media
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19	* ''Film/GuyanaCrimeOfTheCentury'': The movie, which ostensibly features a retelling of the Jonestown massacre with the names of the people involved in it slightly tweaked, features Creator/GeneBarry as his {{Expy}}, "Lee O'Brien".
20	* ''Film/GuyanaTragedyTheStoryOfJimJones'': He is played by Creator/NedBeatty.
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