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In 1516, which famous Ottoman privateer seized Algiers from Spanish control, making it a major Barbary base?

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Correct answer: Hayreddin Barbarossa

Hayreddin Barbarossa and his brother Oruç Reis helped free Algiers from Spanish rule. Barbarossa went on to establish Algiers as a powerful autonomous regency under the Ottoman Empire, which dominated Mediterranean trade for centuries. Photo: Georg Braun, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

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