Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Other
US-backed businessmen overthrew Queen Liliʻuokalani, an act the sovereignty movement regards as illegal.
Significance here: The founding disputed event underlying the entire Hawaiian sovereignty question.
· Legislation
The US Congress formally apologized for the 1893 overthrow on its centenary.
Significance here: The most significant formal US governmental acknowledgment of the overthrow, though distinct from the sovereignty movement's own positions.
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