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[[Image:David Koresh of TX.jpg|250px|right|thumb|David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Texas]]]]
 
[[Image:David Koresh of TX.jpg|250px|right|thumb|David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Texas]]]]
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The '''Branch Davidians''' were a religious group, which split from the Davidian [[Seventh Day Adventist]] Church in 1955.  The Branch Davidians as a movement go back to 1930. In popular usage, the name is usually associated with the specific Branch Davidian group led by [[David Koresh]] near [[Waco]], [[Texas]], although this group was properly called "students of the Seven Seals."
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The '''Branch Davidians''' were a religious group which was one of many splinter groups of the [[Seventh Day Adventist]] Church.  The group formed in 1955 from another splinter group (simply known as the '''Davidians''') which itself formed in 1930.
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In popular usage, the name is usually associated with the specific Branch Davidian group led by [[David Koresh]] near [[Waco]], [[Texas]], noted for its 1993 fatal confrontation with Federal agents, although this group was properly called "students of the Seven Seals".
    
==Beliefs==
 
==Beliefs==
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