George Bizos | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bizos in 2014 | |
| Born | 14 November 1927[1] Vasilitsi, Messenia, Second Hellenic Republic |
| Died | 9 September 2020 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Greek South African |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Human rights lawyer |
| Spouse |
Arethe Daflos
(m. 1948; died 2017) |
| Children | 3 |
George Bizos (Greek: Γιώργος Μπίζος;[2] 14 November 1927 – 9 September 2020) was a Greek-South African human rights lawyer who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa. He was noted for representing Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial. He instructed Mandela to add the qualification "if needs be" to his trial address, which is credited with sparing him from a sentence of death. Bizos also represented the families of anti-apartheid activists killed by the government, throughout the hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- ^ "George Bizos, Anti-Apartheid Lawyer Who Defended Mandela, Dies at 92 (Published 2020)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023.
- ^ Ατλας της Ελληνικης διασπορας, Volume 2, Alexandros, 2001, p. 428.