Berhanu Nega (Amharic: ???? ??; born December 6, 1958) is an Ethiopian politician and activist.
He was the mayor elect of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the 2005 Ethiopian general elections.
He is a founding chairman of the Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice and a Deputy Chairman of Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), for whom he served as chief election campaign strategist.
He is also the co-founder and Leader of Ginbot 7, an anti-government rebel group.
Until mid-2018, He was labelled a terrorist by the Ethiopian government.