African History Glossary - P
PAI -- Polizia dell'Africa Italiana
Who were the PAI?
Paris Club
Paris Club -- international financial group which is affiliated to the International Monetary Fund
Parliament
What is a Parliament?
Pasha
Find out more about the Ottoman title Pasha
Pass Laws
What were the Pass Laws in Apartheid era South Africa?
Patrimonial Rule
What is Patrimonial Rule?
PDS -- Parti Démocratique Sénégalais
What is the Parti Démocratique Sénégalais?
Petroglyph
What is a Petroglyph?
Battle of Philippeville -- 20 August 1955
The Battle of Philippeville was the first major engagement of the Algerian War of Independence.
Pictogram
What is a pictogram?
Pied-Noir
Pied-Noir is a French term of particular significance to the Algerian War of Independence.
Plebiscite
What is a Plebiscite?
Portable Rock Art
What is meant by Portable Rock Art?
PPS -- Parti Progressive Soudanais
What is the Parti Progressive Soudanais / Progressive Sudanese Party?
Pretoria Minute
What was the Pretoria Minute?
Proletariat
Who are the Proletariat?
Political Institutions
What are Political Institutions?
