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Events on Wednesday 4 July 1894 1
1894Republic of Hawaii proclaimedA provisional government becomes a formal republicFollowing the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, the Republic of Hawaii was proclaimed on 4 July 1894 with Sanford Dole as president. The republic governed the islands until their annexation by the United States in 1898. It remained internationally recognized despite the controversial circumstances of its founding.