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George Bizos

Born

in Vasilitsi, Messenia, Greece

November 14, 1927

Died

September 09, 2020

Genre

Autobiography: General, History, Political & Military

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George Bizos was born in 1927 in the Greek village of Vasilitsi. During the Second World War he escaped from his occupied homeland, becoming a refugee in South Africa at thirteen. Systematically and with determination he set about adopting his new country, graduating from Wits with legal degrees and called to the Bar. A strong inclination towards human rights brought him into contact with the legal practice of Mandela and Tambo and he acted for many of their clients in the 1950s. His legal career is associated with all the major human rights trials in the decades of apartheid. Subsequently, he acted for the ANC at the post-1994 constitutional hearings, and is on the staff of the Legal Resources Centre. Bizos served as a temporary judge and ...more

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George Bizos’s books

Average rating: 4.2 · 123 ratings · 9 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Young Mandela: The Revolutionary Years by David James Smith (Goodreads Author), Allyson Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Booker T. Washington (Contributor) 3.61 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odyssey to Freedom 4.11 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of an Idealist: In Search of Neil Aggett by Beverley Naidoo, George Bizos (Foreword) 4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	65 Years of Friendship 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No One to Blame In Pursuit of Justice In South Africa 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unity in action: A photographic history of the African National Congress, South Africa, 1912-1982 by Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Winnie Mandela 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Many cultures, one nation: Inauguration of the president of South Africa, 10 May 1994 by Nelson Mandela, George Bizos 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars