Julian Assange Fast Facts
Updated: Aug 2, 2021 12:41 PM
Posted By: CNN Editorial Research
Here's a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Personal
Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Father: John Shipton
Other Facts
When he was a year old, his mother married Brett Assange, who adopted him.
Timeline
2007
April 5, 2010
- WikiLeaks posts a video showing a US military helicopter firing on and killing two journalists and several Iraqi civilians in 2007. The military claims that the helicopter crew believed the targets were armed insurgents, not civilians.
July 25, 2010
- WikiLeaks posts more than 90,000 classified documents related to the Afghanistan war.
August 20, 2010 - Swedish prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for Assange based on allegations of sexual assault.