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Waco Siege

1993 struggle between the U.S government and armed inhabitants of a compound in Texas
Event siege Q258873
Waco Siege
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Summary

Waco Siege is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 0.071% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,058 views/month, #1 of 1,415).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Texas[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: religious persecution[5]
  • Location: Mount Carmel Center[6]
  • Commons category: 1993 Mount Carmel Center fire[7]
  • Start time: February 28, 1993[8]
  • End time: April 19, 1993[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Waco siege[10]
  • Number of deaths: 86[11]

Why It Matters

Waco Siege has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Alex Jones David Koresh Texas United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Country → —
    Location → Mount Carmel Center
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+86'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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