2009
Nov: Chelsea Manning allegedly contacts WikiLeaks.
2010
18 Feb: WikiLeaks releases Reykjavik 13 cable.
29 Mar : WikiLeaks releases State Dept profiles of Icelandic politicians.
26 May: Manning arrested in Iraq.
30 July: Wikileaks posts 1.4 gigabyte encrypted file containing WL material on several Internet exchange platforms as "insurance."
Aug: Julian Assange gives The Guardian's David Leigh the Cablegate file's encryption passphrase.
15 Sep: Daniel Domscheit-Berg formally leaves WikiLeaks.
Sep: WikiLeaks volunteer gives Heather Brooke Cablegate file access.
28 Nov: 220 redacted cables published by five newspapers.
2011
11 Jan: Redacted publication continues; 2,017 cables published as of this date.
1 Feb: David Leigh and Luke Harding publish Cablegate passphrase in a book, believing it no longer in use.
25 Aug: Der Freitag reports file and passphrase are online; does not reveal passphrase.
Aug: Others piece details together; gain access.
1 Sep: WikiLeaks releases all 251,287 unredacted cables.
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