George Bizos, the anti-apartheid campaigner and human rights lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela during the decades-long struggle for South Africa’s democracy, has died. He was 92. Bizos died “peacefully” at his home in Johannesburg of “natural causes”, his family said late on Wednesday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the […]
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Mandela’s lawyer, anti-apartheid activist George Bizos dies
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anti-apartheid campaigner and Nelson Mandela’s personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92, his family said Wednesday. © Provided by Associated Press FILE — In this Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008 file photo George Bizos, left, anti-apartheid activist, and life-long friend and lawyer of Nelson Mandela, right, arrives […]
George Bizos, human rights lawyer who fought apartheid in South Africa, dies at 92
George Bizos, a workhorse attorney who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa and defended his lifelong friend Nelson Mandela in court, died in Johannesburg on Wednesday. He was 92. © Themba Hadebe George Bizos, a family friend of the late former President Nelson Mandela, listens to speeches during the memorial […]