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Tamagne Beyene | |
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| Born | Chilga, Gondar, Ethiopia |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Political party | Independent |
Tamagne Beyene (Amharic: ታማኝ በየነ) is an Ethiopian human rights activist, former actor, comedian and media personality. Born in Gondar, Tamagne was recruited to the Gondar Traditional Group in 1981. He soon joined the Ethiopian National Theatre in 1983, performing as comedian, actor, singer, drummer and saxophonist.
During the Tigray People's Liberation Front regime, Tamagne exiled to the United States in 1996 and worked as activist against the authoritarian government. Tamagne finally returned to Ethiopia by the call of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in September 2018.