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Here's a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Personal: Birth date: July 3, 1971

Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Mother: Christine Assange

Timeline: 2006 - WikiLeaks is founded by Julian Assange.

2007 - WikiLeaks posts the procedures manual for Camp Delta, the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo.

September 2008 - WikiLeaks posts emails from vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo account.

April 5, 2010 - WikiLeaks posts a video showing a U.S. military helicopter firing on and killing two journalists and a number of 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 from two female WikiLeaks volunteers.

August 21, 2010 - The Swedish prosecutor's office announces it is rescinding the arrest warrant.

August 31, 2010 - Assange is questioned by Stockholm police and told of the charges against him.

November 20, 2010 - The Stockholm Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Assange.

October 22, 2010 - WikiLeaks publishes classified military documents from the Iraq war.

November 28, 2010 - WikiLeaks begins publishing diplomatic cables from U.S. embassies. The site says the documents will be released in stages "over the next few months."

December 7, 2010 - Turns himself in to London authorities. Assange is remanded in custody.

December 16, 2010 - Is released on bail and put on house arrest.

February 24, 2011 - A judge rules in support of Assange's extradition to Sweden. Assange's lawyers file an appeal.

April 24, 2011 - WikiLeaks begins releasing classified military documents providing details on the behavior and treatment of detainees being held at the U.S. Navy's detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.

September 2, 2011 - WikiLeaks releases its archive of more than a quarter million U.S. diplomatic cables.