Birth date | 3 Jul, 1971 |
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Age |
48 yrs
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Occupations |
Journalist
Internet activist Whistleblower Hacker Programmer Computer scientist Television producer Television director Film producer Writer Business executive Presenter |
Citizenship |
Australia
Ecuador |
Birth place |
Townsville
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Residence |
Embassy of Ecuador, London
Magnetic Island Melbourne HM Prison Belmarsh |
Education |
Central Queensland University University of Melbourne |
Gender |
Male
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Description | Australian editor, activist, publisher and journalist |
Julian Paul Assange (born 3 July 1971) is an Australian publisher and journalist. He is known as the editor-in-chief of the website WikiLeaks, which he co-founded in 2006 after an earlier career in hacking and programming. WikiLeaks achieved particular prominence in 2010 when it published U.S. military and diplomatic documents leaked by Chelsea Manning. Assange has been under investigation in the United States since that time. In the same year, the Swedish Director of Public Prosecution opened an investigation into sexual offences that Assange is alleged to have committed. In 2012, facing extradition to Sweden, he was granted political asylum by Ecuador and took refuge at the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
Walter Mondale
Last Modified: Feb 13, 2020