Septimus Rameau (1826-1876) was a Haitian politician and vice president [1] who was viewed as the power behind the 1874-1876 presidency of Michel Domingue.
Rameau was born on September 19, 1826. [2] Rameau was Domingue's nephew. [3] [2] Domingue, who was primarily a soldier, had neither the stature nor the tact of a statesman. [3] 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. [3] Septimus Rameau thus became the true ruler of Haiti. [3] [2] Rameau was dictatorial and domineering by nature, while Michel Domingue was more of a figurehead. [3] He was Minister of Finance in 1871. [4]
In connection with the Boisrond-Canal Affair, Generals Brice and Pierre Monplaisir Pierre were killed. [3] Septimus Rameau was accused of being responsible for the deaths of the two generals, as well as a controversial proposed loan with France. [3] He was assassinated on a street in Port-au-Prince on April 15, 1876. [3] [5]
