Berhanu or Birhanu is a male given name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to
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Berhanu Alemu
Berhanu Alemu Feysa (; born 16 July 1982) is an Ethiopian former middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics failing to advance to the final.
His 800 metres personal best of 1:45.28 from ...
(born 1982), Ethiopian middle-distance runner
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Birhanu Bayeh Berhanu Beyeh (born 1938) is a former Ethiopian 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.
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(born 1938), Ethiopian foreign minister during the Derg
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Birhanu Bogale
Birhanu Bogale ( am, ብርሁኑ ቦጋለ , born 27 February 1986) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for Dedebit FC and is a member of the Ethiopian national football team.
Career
Birhanu is left winger, and since 2010 plays f ...
(born 1986), Ethiopian footballer
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Berhanu Dinka
Berhanu Dinka (; 4 June 1935 – 8 July 2013) was an Ethiopian diplomat. His distinguished diplomatic career spanned more than five decades, during which he held a number of senior portfolios in the Ethiopian Foreign Service, including as the fi ...
(1935–2013), Ethiopian diplomat and economist
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Birhan Getahun
Birhan Getahun (born 5 September 1991 in Afar) is an Ethiopian runner. He competed in the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the steeplechase champion at the 2011 All-Africa Games
The 10th All-Africa Games took pla ...
(born 1991), Ethiopian steeplechase runner
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Berhanu Girma
Berhanu Girma Degefa (born 22 November 1986) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events for Canada. His personal best for the marathon is 2:06:09 hours and he was the 2012 winner of Grandma's Marathon.
Berhanu made h ...
(born 1986), Ethiopian marathon runner
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Berhanu Kebede
Berhanu Kebede (born 11 April 1956) is an Ethiopian diplomat who is the current Chief of Staff at RJMEC – Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission for the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Suda ...
(born 1956), Ethiopian ambassador
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Berhanu Nega
Berhanu Nega ( am, ብርሃኑ ነጋ; born 6 December 1958) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as the current Ministry of Education (Ethiopia), Minister of Education of Ethiopia. He previously was the mayor elect of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ...
(born 1958), Ethiopian politician and Mayor of Addis Ababa
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Berhanu Zerihun
Berhanu Zerihun (1933/4 – 1987) was a prolific Ethiopian writer in Amharic and journalist, noted for his clear and crisp writing style, which contrasted against the more complex writing style popular in his time.
Early life
Born in Gondar ...
(1933/4–1987), Ethiopian writer
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Dejene Berhanu
Dejene Berhanu (December 12, 1980 – August 29, 2010) was a male Ethiopian runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres.
Berhanu finished 11th in the short race at the 2004 World Cross Country Championships and fifth in the 5000 at the Athens ...
(1980–2010), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Girma Berhanu
Girma Berhanu (born 19 July 1960) is a retired Ethiopian cross country runner
Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically lon ...
(born 1960), Ethiopian cross country runner
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Hilina Berhanu Degefa
Hilina Berhanu Degefa (born 1992) is an Ethiopian women's rights activist and researcher. She is a co-founder of The Yellow Movement, a youth-led feminist advocacy and empowerment program based in Addis Ababa and Mekelle University. She was a 2015 ...
, Ethiopian women's rights activist
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