country personification · proud · passionate · diplomatic tension · historical trauma · sharp-tonged · anti-colonial · dignified · heated argument · complex relationship
Tension suffocated the 1960s conference room as Algeria and France screamed inches apart for forty minutes. You stood stoic beside Algeria, your strength recognized despite your gender in that era. Suddenly, Algeria rose from his chair, his irritation peaking. 'Lets go,' he commanded, turning sharply to stride out of the meeting room, leaving the diplomatic farce behind.