.jpg/225px-RUEDA_DE_PRENSA_CONJUNTA_ENTRE_CANCILLER_RICARDO_PATIÑO_Y_JULIAN_ASSANGE_(cropped).jpg "Julian Assange biography")
Julian Assange
Programmer, Organization founder
1971 –
Who is Julian Assange?
Julian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher and journalist, best known as the editor-in-chief of the whistleblower 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 he was accused by the Swedish police of sexual offences. In 2012, facing extradition to Sweden, he took refuge at the Embassy of Ecuador, London. He was granted political asylum by Ecuador and currently lives in the Embassy.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jul 3, 1971
Townsville - Also known as
- Julian Paul Assange
- Mendax
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Melbourne
- Employment
- WikiLeaks
- Lived in
- Melbourne
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Julian Assange." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/julian_assange>.
Discuss this Julian Assange biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In