Chelsea Manning
1987 – ? American Army intelligence analyst, whistleblower
US soldier who leaked classified files to WikiLeaks in 2010.
- Religion
- Not publicly specified.
- Affiliations
- Former US Army intelligence analyst; prison sentence commuted in 2017.
Chelsea Manning served as a US Army intelligence analyst in Iraq, where she gained access to large volumes of classified material. In 2010 she passed hundreds of thousands of military reports and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks. Convicted under the Espionage Act and sentenced to 35 years, she had her sentence commuted by President Obama in 2017.
Connections
- ally of Daniel Ellsberg — Vocal supporter of Manning after the 2010 disclosures.
- influenced Edward Snowden — Cited Manning's disclosures as part of his motivation.
- influenced Edward Snowden — Snowden cited Manning's case among his motivations.
- associate of Julian Assange — Supplied the documents WikiLeaks published in 2010.
- associate of Julian Assange — WikiLeaks published the classified files Manning provided in 2010.
In the timeline
- 2010 Chelsea Manning leaks classified files to WikiLeaks central figure
- 2013 Mass leaks reopen the fight over classification mentioned