Julian Assange - elulugu
Julian Assange
Quick overview
Born: 3 July 1971 (age 39) Nationality: Australian, Occupation: Editor-in-chief and spokesperson for
WikiLeaks.
(WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and
classified media from anonymous news sources and news leaks. It expects to be of assistance to people of all
regions who wish to reveal unethical behaviour in their governments and corporations.)
Journey to this stage of life
· Parents ran a touring theatre company - His biological father was John Shipton. Mother Christine
married theatre director Brett Assange. They ran a touring theatre company. His stepfather, Julian's first
"real dad", described Julian as "a very sharp kid" with "a keen sense of right and wrong". "He always stood
up for the underdog... he was always very angry about people ganging up on other people."
· Step-father belonged to a New Age group called Santiniketan Par...