Countries can put whatever they want on their documents.
Why was it listed in Newspaper articles of the day as a Republic. Obviously because that was the term in play at the time
I guess his supposed father’s race being listed as African is ok with you.
John
If you are referring to the “race” listed as African on the alleged Hawaiian COLB document I agree. It’s always bothered me too. African isn’t a race and its use is nonsense. The accepted term back then was Negro. John Kerry’s wife is African.