Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning,[2][3] (born Bradley Edward Manning; December 17, 1987) is a United States Army soldier who was diagnosed with gender identity disorder while in the Army.[4] After Adrian Lamo exposed Manning leaking secret government files to WikiLeaks in 2011, readers of The Guardian chose her as 2012's person of the year.[5]
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| Born | 17 December 1987
(aged 38) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Known for | Classified document disclosure to WikiLeaks |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Criminal charge(s) | Violating the Espionage Act, stealing government property, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, multiple counts of disobeying orders[1] |
| Criminal penalty | 35 years imprisonment (commuted to 7 years total confinement), reduction in rank to private (E-1 or PVT), forfeiture of all pay and allowances, dishonorable discharge |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
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| Rank | Private (formerly Specialist) |
| Unit | 2nd BCT, 10th Mountain Division (former) |
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On 21 August 2013 Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison,[6] but was released on 17 May 2017 by order of President Barack Obama on 17 January 2017.[7]
On January 11, 2018, she announced plans to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland to challenge the state's senior senator, two-term incumbent Ben Cardin, as a Democrat in the June 26, 2018 primary election.[8] She lost the primary election to Cardin.
On March 8, 2019, she was held in contempt of court by a United States District Court judge for refusing to testify to a federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks and except for a brief period of release between May 9 and May 16 has been jailed continuously.
On March 11, 2020, she tried to commit suicide in the federal detention center in Alexandria, Virginia.[9][10][11]
Early life
Manning was born in Crescent, Oklahoma.
Chelsea Manning Media
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Haverfordwest, Wales, where Manning went to secondary school
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United States Army photograph of Bradley Manning, who is now named Chelsea Manning
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Chelsea Manning (known as "Bradley Manning" at time photo was taken)
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Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg at the Chaos Communication Congress, Berlin, December 2009
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Manning said she gave WikiLeaks the July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike video in early 2010.
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Adrian Lamo (left) and Wired's Kevin Poulsen (right) in 2001. The person in the middle, Kevin Mitnick, had no involvement in the Manning case.
- Chelsea Manning on 18 May 2017.jpg
Manning in a photo published a day after her release
References
- ↑ Tate, Julie; Londoño, Ernesto (July 30, 2013). Bradley Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy, convicted on other charges. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/2013/07/29/e894a75c-f897-11e2-afc1-c850c6ee5af8_story.html. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ↑ 'I am Chelsea': Read Manning's full statement. today.com. 22 August 2013. http://www.today.com/news/i-am-chelsea-read-mannings-full-statement-6C10974052. "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible. I hope that you will support me in this transition. I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). I look forward to receiving letters from supporters and having the opportunity to write back.".
- ↑ Stamp, Scott (22 August 2013). Bradley Manning: I want to live as a woman. today.com. http://www.today.com/news/bradley-manning-i-want-live-woman-6C10974915.
- ↑ "'I am Chelsea Manning'". MSNBC. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ Staff, Guardian (10 December 2012). "Guardian person of the year: Voters choose Bradley Manning" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Leaking Secrets". ABC News.
- ↑ Shubailai, Nadine (17 May 2017). "Chelsea Manning released: The past 'is only my starting point, not my final destination'". ABC News.
- ↑ Chelsea Manning files for US Senate bid in Maryland. January 14, 2018. https://apnews.com/13a09ba6b24d4e8194af6f2fc307719b. "Manning is yet to file for the primary with the state elections board, which Manning must do in person by Feb. 27.".
- ↑ Cameron, Dell (March 11, 2020). "Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail on Wednesday, Lawyers Say". Gizmodo. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Statement From Chelsea Manning's Legal Team: Ms. Manning is Recovering in Hospital, Scheduled to Appear in Court Friday". The Sparrow Project. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ↑ Lawyer: Chelsea Manning attempts suicide in Va. jail. March 11, 2020. https://apnews.com/eacc20cfdf0869c4498d57f31041ee8f. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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