Septimus Rameau
Septimus Rameau (1826-1876) was a Haitian politician who was viewed as the power behind the 1874-1876 presidency of Michel Domingue.
Rameau was born on September 19, 1826.[1] Rameau was Domingue's nephew.[2][1] Domingue, who was primarily a soldier, had neither the stature nor the tact of a statesman.[2] 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.[2] Septimus Rameau thus became the true ruler of Haiti.[2][1] Rameau was dictatorial and domineering by nature, while Michel Domingue was more of a figurehead.[2]
In connection with the Boisrond-Canal Affair, Generals Brice and Pierre Monplaisir Pierre were killed.[2] Septimus Rameau was accused of being responsible for the deaths of the two generals, as well as a controversial proposed loan with France.[2] He was assassinated on a street in Port-au-Prince on April 15, 1876.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploërmel (1958). Manuel d'Histoire D'Haïti (in French). H. Deschamps. p. 258.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Léger, Jacques Nicolas (1907). Haiti, Her History and Her Detractors. Neale Publishing Company. pp. 223–226.
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- ^ Bellegarde, Dantès (1953). Histoire du peuple haïtien, 1492-1952 (in French). Held. p. 187.
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