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Algeria's history is cool because of the pirates. Pirates would roam the coast and take ships from Spain, the Ottoman Empire, and France. In 1827, the Turkish dey (governor) hit the French ambassador in the face with his fly swatter while arguing about pirates and a 30 year old unpaid bill for wheat. France sent an army and placed a naval blockade. The French spent years controlling Algeria.

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