On June 16, 1897, this independent republic was annexed by the United States.
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Hawaii. In 1893 the last Queen of Hawaii, Lili’uokalani, was overthrown by a group of American and European businessmen. Four years later the Republic of Hawaii, led by President Sanford Dole, signed a treaty of annexation with America.
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