Belay Zeleke

Belay Zeleke
በላይ ዘለቀ
Governor of Bichena
In office 1941–1942
Personal details
Born	1912 Bichena, Gojjam Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died	12 January 1945(1945-01-12) (aged 32–33) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Military service
Allegiance	Ethiopian Empire
Years of service	1935–1941
Unit	Arbegnoch
Battles/wars	Second Italo-Ethiopian War

Belay Zeleke (Amharic: በላይ ዘለቀ, horse name Abba Koster; 1912 – 12 January 1945) was an Ethiopian military commander who led the Arbegnoch resistance movement in Gojjam against the Fascist Italians during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia from 1936 to 1941. He emerged as a brigand leader after his five-year struggle against Italian rule in Ethiopia.^[1][2]