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| Born | June 21, 1983 Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Known for | Whistle-blower who revealed mass surveillance programs of imperialist countries |
Edward Snowden is a Statesian dissident[1] who leaked over a million classified NSA documents in 2013 exposing mass surveillance by the United States and other Five Eyes countries.[2] He was granted asylum in Russia and has lived there since 2013.[3]
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- ↑ James Bamford (2014-08-22). "The Most Wanted Man in the World" Wired. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Chris Strohm, Del Quentin Wilber (2014-01-10). "Pentagon Says Snowden Took Most U.S. Secrets Ever: Rogers" Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Mary Ilyushina (2020-10-22). "Edward Snowden gets permanent residency in Russia - lawyer" CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-02-07.