On 30 June 1887, King Kalakaua of Hawaii signed a new constitution, under threat of violent revolution, seriously limiting the prerogatives of the Hawaiian Monarchy. The constitution was later referred to as the Bayonet Constitution.

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Stephen Hancock, “On the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, 1893″

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30 Jun 1887

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