SA Bids Farewell To ‘Hero’ George Bizos, Mandela’s Lawyer
September 17, 2020
5:39 pm
South Africa on Thursday bade farewell to George Bizos, the “hero” anti-apartheid lawyer who represented Nelson Mandela at his trial for treason, at a state funeral filled with emotional tributes.
Bizos, a revered, soft-spoken figure, died at his Johannesburg home last week of natural causes at the age of 92.
His flag-draped coffin was wheeled into a Greek community hall by military pall-bearers on Thursday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa in attendance, before it was driven to a cemetery on a ceremonial military gun carriage.
Speakers before a small gathering …
