Septimus Rameau (1826-1876) was a

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an politician who was viewed as the power behind the 1874-1876 presidency of

Michel Domingue Michel Domingue served as the President of Haiti from 14 June 1874 to 15 April 1876. Biography Michel Domingue was born in Les Cayes in 1813. He graduated from military training and became commander of army units in Sud. From 8 May 1868 to ...

. Rameau was born on September 19, 1826. Rameau was Domingue's nephew. Domingue, who was primarily a soldier, had neither the stature nor the tact of a statesman. He therefore issued a decree on September 10, 1874 appointing Rameau to manage public functions as the Vice-President of the Council of Secretaries of State. Septimus Rameau thus became the true ruler of Haiti. Rameau was dictatorial and domineering by nature, while Michel Domingue was more of a figurehead. He was

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

in 1871. In connection with the

Boisrond-Canal Affair The Boisrond-Canal affair was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Haiti which ran for five months from May 15 until October 5, 1875. Background Fallout between Boisrond-Canal and Domingue Haitian general and senator Pierre Théoma B ...

, Generals Brice and Pierre Monplaisir Pierre were killed. Septimus Rameau was accused of being responsible for the deaths of the two generals, as well as a controversial proposed loan with France. He was assassinated on a street in

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on April 15, 1876.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rameau, Septimus Haitian politicians 1876 deaths 1826 births Finance ministers of Haiti