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George Bizos

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George Bizos


Born
in Vasilitsi, Messenia, Greece
November 14, 1927

Died
September 09, 2020

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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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Young Mandela: The Revoluti...

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Odyssey to Freedom

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Death of an Idealist: In Se...

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65 Years of Friendship

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No One to Blame In Pursuit ...

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