Which country has granted citizenship to the founder of Wikileaks?

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Solution

The correct option is C Ecuador
WikiLeaks is a non-profit organization which uses its website to publish governmental, private data, corporate or religious documents that had previously been secret.
Julian Assange is the founder of Wikileaks. In 2012, facing extradition to Sweden, he was granted political asylum by Ecuador and took refuge at the Embassy of Ecuador, London.

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