Bate Urgessa (1982/1983 – 10 April 2024) was an Ethiopian politician who was Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) opposition leader and critic of the incumbent Abiy Ahmed government.

Urgessa was shot dead in Meki, East Shewa Zone in Oromia Region on 10 April 2024.

Family members told Addis Standard, people who "looked like government security forces" took him from his hotel room on Tuesday night.

The OLF condemned his assassination as "brutal murder" and said he was "eloquent, brave and selfless Oromo soul".

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele stated on Twitter that the federal authorities need "to hold perpetrators to account".