Berhanu Bayeh
Berhanu Bayeh | |
|---|---|
| ብርሃኑ ባይህ | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| President | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Preceded by | Goshu Wolde |
| Succeeded by | Tesfaye Dinka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1935 (age 89) Gojjam, Ethiopian Empire |
| 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 Bayeh (Amharic: ብርሃኑ ባይህ; born October 5, 1935) is an Ethiopian former military officer and politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Derg regime from 1986 to 1989. Prior to that, he was chairman of the Derg's committee for legal affairs. Berhanu was a refugee resident of the Italian Embassy from May 1991 until December 2020, when he left the embassy.