Michel Domingue

Michel Domingue (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl dɔmɛ̃ɡ]; July 28, 1813[citation needed] – May 24, 1877) served as the president of Haiti from 14 June 1874 to 15 April 1876.

[1] He therefore issued a decree on 10 September 1874 appointing Septimus Rameau to manage public functions as the Vice-President of the Council of Secretaries of State.

[1] One of Domingue's first acts after his election to the presidency was the signing of an agreement with the Dominican Republic, which the Haitian congress refused to ratify.

[1] Upon his return to Port-au-Prince on 9 November 1874, he was accompanied by Dominican negotiators to seal a treaty of friendship and an accord on trade and navigation.

[1] Haiti recognized and accepted the full independence of the Dominican Republic, and on 20 January 1875 the treaty of friendship was signed between the two countries.