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John L. Stevens

1820–1895 · 19th century

John L. Stevens was the United States minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1889 to 1893. On 16 January 1893 he ordered marines from USS Boston ashore in Honolulu, supporting the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani, and he quickly recognised the Provisional Government and declared an American protectorate. The Blount Report later condemned his actions.

John L. Stevens
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Provisional Government of Hawaii

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