The Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, expressed his sorrow today for the loss of Giorgos Bizos, who was one of the greatest supporters of Nelson Mandela and those who fought for human rights in Africa.
In a letter to the family of the eminent expatriate Lawyer and Criminologist, the Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa stressed that “a patriot passed away, the boast of Hellenism of South Africa and Greece in general, the great in soul and heart, Giorgos Bizos. South Africa may have plenty of diamonds in its subsoil, but the lamented Giorgos Bizos was one of the rarest diamonds in the world.”
In fact, emphasizing the struggles of this great Greek of South Africa, who had also lived in Alexandria, Patriarch Theodoros described him as “the late, the praiser and defender of freedom and the animator and defender of human rights, of all shades peoples of Africa “.