Tamagne Beyene (Amharic: ታማኝ በየነ) is an Ethiopian human rights activist, former actor, comedian and media personality.
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.
[6] When Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018, he called the opposition groups of the former ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), including Tamagne, to return in Ethiopia.
He was welcomed by government officials of Ministry of Industry Ambachew Mekonnen and Mayor of Addis Ababa Takele Uma Banti.