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Liliuokalani, was the last Hawaiian sovereign to govern the islands, which were annexed by the United States in 1898.

Liliʻuokalani (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917), born Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaʻeha, was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. She was also known as Lydia Kamakaʻeha Pākī, with the chosen royal name of Liliʻuokalani, and her married name was Lydia K. Dominis.

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Liliuokalani, first and only reigning Hawaiian queen and the last Hawaiian sovereign to govern the islands, which were annexed by the United States in 1898. Deposed by the Missionary Party (led by Sanford Dole) and initially restored by U.S. President Grover Cleveland, she fought bitterly against annexation.

Queen Emma Kalanikaumaka’amano Kaleleonalani Na’ea Rooke c. June 19 1856