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Here's a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.PersonalBirth date: July 3, 1971Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaFather: John ShiptonMother: Christine (Hawkins) AssangeChildren: with Stella Moris: Max and GabrielOther FactsWhen he was a year old, his mother married Brett…

Here’s a look at the life of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin.PersonalBirth date: August 17, 1926Death date: November 30, 2022Birth place: Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, ChinaBirth name: Jiang ZeminFather: Jiang ShijunMother: Wu YueqingMarriage: Wang YepingChildren: Jiang Miankang and Jiang MianhengEducation:…

Here's a look at the life of billionaire and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.PersonalBirth date: September 29, 1936Birth place: Milan, ItalyFather: Luigi Berlusconi, bank clerkMother: Rosella (Bossi) Berlusconi, homemakerMarriages: Veronica Lario, (1990-2012, divorced); Carla Dall'Oglio, (1965-1985, divorced)Children: with Veronica…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of billionaire and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.PersonalBirth date: September 29, 1936 Death date: June 12, 2023Birth place: Milan, ItalyFather: Luigi Berlusconi, bank clerk Mother: Rosella (Bossi) Berlusconi, homemakerMarriages: Veronica Lario,…

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986.PersonalBirth date: August 15,1944Birth place: Ntungamo, UgandaBirth name: Yoweri Kaguta MuseveniFather: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeperMother: Esteri KokundekaMarriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (August 1973-present)Children: one…

Here's a look at the life of Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank.PersonalBirth date: January 1, 1956Birth place: Paris, FranceBirth name: Christine Madeleine Odette LallouetteFather: Robert Lallouette, a professor of English literatureMother: Nicole Lallouette, a professor of French,…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.PersonalBirth date: October 21, 1949Birth place: Tel Aviv, IsraelBirth name: Binyamin NetanyahuFather: Benzion Netanyahu, a historianMother: Cela (Segal) NetanyahuMarriages: Sara Ben-Artzi (1991-present); Fleur Cates (1981-1988, divorced); Miriam…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite Muslim militant group.PersonalBirth date: August 31, 1960Birth place: Beirut, Lebanon Father: Abd al-Karim, who worked as a grocerMarriage: Fatima Yassin Children: Muhammad Hadi…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany.PersonalBirth date: July 17, 1954Birth place: Hamburg, GermanyBirth name: Angela Dorothea KasnerFather: Horst Kasner, a Lutheran minister Mother: Herlind Kasner, an English teacherMarriages: Joachim Sauer (1998-present);…

(CNN) — Here is a look at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.PersonalBirth date: July 17, 1939Birth place: Mashhad, IranBirth name: Seyyed Ali KhameneiFather: Ayatollah Sayyid Jawad Husaini KhameneiMother: Name unavailable publiclyMarriage: Married in 1964Children: Mostafa, Mojtaba, Massoud, Maysam,…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He is currently the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council.PersonalBirth date: September 14, 1965 Birth place: Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) Birth name:…

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of François Hollande, former president of France.PersonalBirth date: August 12, 1954Birth place: Rouen, Normandy, FranceBirth name: François Gérard Georges Nicolas HollandeFather: Georges Hollande, a physicianMother: Nicole Tribert, a social workerMarriage: Julie…

Here's a look at the life of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.PersonalBirth date: June 19, 1951Death date: July 31, 2022Birth place: EgyptBirth name: Ayman Muhammad Rabi al-ZawahiriFather: Rabie al-Zawahiri, professor of pharmacologyMother: Umayma al-ZawahiriMarriages: Unknown publiclyChildren: Unknown publiclyEducation: Cairo University,…

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq.PersonalBirth date: August 16, 1946Birth place: Mahabad, Kurdistan, Iran Birth name: Massoud Barzani Father: General Mustafa Barzani, was chief of the…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba.PersonalBirth date: June 3, 1931Birth place: Birán, CubaBirth name: Raúl Modesto Castro RuzFather: Ángel Castro, Spanish landownerMother: Lina Ruz, cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.PersonalBirth date: July 1, 1950Birth place: Hindiya, Iraq (some sources say Hilla)Birth name: Nuri Kamil al-MalikiMarriage: MarriedChildren: Four daughters and a sonEducation: Usul al-Din College, B.A.,…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations. PersonalBirth date: June 13,1944Birth place: Chunchongbuk-do Umsong, Republic of KoreaBirth name: Ban Ki-moon Parents: Names unavailable publiclyMarriage: Yoo Soon-taek (1971-present)Children: Hyun-hee, Woo-hyun and…

Here's a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's life.PersonalBirth date: April 16, 1927Death date: December 31, 2022Birth place: Marktl am Inn, GermanyBirth name: Joseph Aloisius RatzingerFather: Joseph Ratzinger, a police officerMother: Maria RatzingerEducation: University of Munich, Ph.D. Theology, 1953Religion: Roman…

Here's a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's life.PersonalBirth date: April 16, 1927Birth place: Marktl am Inn, GermanyBirth name: Joseph Aloisius RatzingerFather: Joseph Ratzinger, a police officerMother: Maria RatzingerEducation: University of Munich, Ph.D. Theology, 1953Religion: Roman CatholicOther FactsThe first pope…

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.PersonalBirth date: September 11, 1965Birth place: Damascus, SyriaFather: Hafez Assad, late Syrian PresidentMother: Anisa Makhlouf al-AssadMarriage: Asma (Akhras) al-Assad (2000-present)Children: Karim, Zein and HafezEducation: University of Damascus, Medicine,…