Ethiopian former army officer and politician (born 1938)
Berhanu Beyeh
ብርሃኑ ባይህ
Foreign Minister of Ethiopia
In office 1986–1989
President
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Preceded by
Goshu Wolde
Succeeded by
Tesfaye Dinka
Personal details
Born
1938 (age 85–86) Amhara Governorate, Italian East Africa (present-day Ethiopia)
Political party
Workers' Party of Ethiopia
Military service
Allegiance
Ethiopian Empire Derg
Branch/service
Ethiopian Army
Years of service
1959–1991
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars
Eritrean War of Independence Ethiopian Civil War
Berhanu Beyeh (Amharic: ብርሃኑ ባይህ; born 1938) is an Ethiopian former army officer and politician. He was Foreign Minister during the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1986–1989). Prior to that, he was chairman of the Derg's committee for legal affairs.[1] Beyeh was a refugee resident of the Italian Embassy from May 1991 until December 2020, when he left the Embassy.[2]
^Marina and David Ottaway, Ethiopia: Empire in Revolution (New York: Africana, 1978), p. 134 n. 10
^"Ethiopian war criminals able to leave Italian embassy after nearly 30 years". CNN. 2020-12-30. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26.
accused Bayeh of being an enemy sympathizer, because Bayeh's wife is of Eritrean descent. The death occurred after a physical brawl with Berhanu, when Tesfaye...
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along with Lieutenant General Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Foreign Minister BerhanuBayeh, and Chief of General Staff Addis Tedla. He was succeeded by Tesfaye...
head with a bottle by his fellow refugee (and former Foreign Minister) BerhanuBayeh, causing him to bleed. He was taken to Menelik II Hospital, where he...
2004 (2004-06-04) 13 years, 1 week, 1 day Died after an incident at the embassy BerhanuBayeh Ethiopian Derg-era senior official May 27, 1991 (1991-05-27) December 30...
Layne Foreign Minister of Ethiopia In office 1989–1991 Preceded by BerhanuBayeh Succeeded by Tesfaye Tadesse Minister of Finance & Economic Development...
Affairs In office 1983–1986 Preceded by Feleke Gedle-Giorgis Succeeded by BerhanuBayeh Personal details Born 1942 (age 81–82) Gore, Ethiopia Political party...
Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017. Berhanu, Markos (17 April 2011). "Ethiopian Football: EFF sacks Coach Iffy Onuora"...
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