Bayonet Constitution (1887)

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Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy July 6, 1887
gptkbp:category gptkb:Constitutions_of_Hawaii
gptkb:Legal_history_of_Hawaii
1887 in Hawaii
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hawaii
gptkbp:effect increased influence of American and European residents
reduced voting rights for native Hawaiians and Asians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance precursor to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bayonet Constitution (1887)
gptkbp:imposedBy gptkb:Honolulu_Rifles
King Kalākaua
gptkbp:language English
Hawaiian
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:ʻIolani_Palace
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bayonet_Constitution
King Kalākaua was forced to sign under threat of force
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hawaii_of_1887
gptkbp:purpose to limit the power of the Hawaiian monarchy
to increase the power of the legislature and cabinet
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hawaii_of_1864
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Hawaii_(1894)
gptkbp:signedBy King Kalākaua
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hawaii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5