Four times minor diplomatic spats had a major geopolitical impact
Here are four times a minor diplomatic spat had a major geopolitical impact: The Fly-Whisk Affair During the Napoleonic Wars, France went deeply into debt with the Bachri-Boujana company, an Algerian ...
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Day the fly whisk slipped and the nation plunged into mourning
The beaded fly whisk had faltered, and all flags had to flutter at half-mast. Heartbeats raced, the country’s collective blood pressure soared. As businesses and government offices hurriedly ...
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Four times minor diplomatic spats had a major geopolitical impact
France invaded Algiers in response to Hussein Dey hitting its ambassador with a fly whisk like the one pictured. (AP Photo) During the Napoleonic Wars, France went deeply into debt with the Bachri ...