1# @(#)africa 8.16
2# <pre>
3
4# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
5# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
6# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
7
8# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
9#
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431# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
432# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26
433# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.
434# ...
435# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html">
436# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
437# </a>
438
439# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
440# The Government of Mauritius weblink
441# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD">
442# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
443# </a>
444# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:
445#
446# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly
447# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in
448# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of
449# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United
450# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the
451# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on
452# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the
453# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
454# and end on 29 March 2009.
455
456# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
457Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
458Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
459Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
460Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
461# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
462Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
463 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
464# Agalega Is, Rodriguez
465# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
466
467# Mayotte
468# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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537# Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow
538# Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of
539# Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named
540# SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)?
541
542# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):
543# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.
544
545# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):
546# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31
547# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end
548# of September:
549#
550# One article about it (in French):
551# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default">
552# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default
553# </a>
554#
555# We have some further details posted here:
556# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html">
557# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
558# </a>
559# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
560
561Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S
562Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -
563Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S
564Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 -
565Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S
566Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 -
567Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S
568Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
569Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 S
570Rule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
571Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
572Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 -
573Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -
574Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
575Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 -
576Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
577Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
578# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
579Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26
580 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16
581 1:00 - CET 1986
582 0:00 Morocco WE%sT
583# Western Sahara
584Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan
585 -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14
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2# <pre>
3
4# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
5# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
6# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
7
8# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
9#
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431# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
432# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26
433# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.
434# ...
435# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html">
436# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
437# </a>
438
439# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
440# The Government of Mauritius weblink
441# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD">
442# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
443# </a>
444# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:
445#
446# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly
447# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in
448# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of
449# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United
450# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the
451# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on
452# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the
453# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
454# and end on 29 March 2009.
455
456# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
457Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
458Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
459Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
460Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
461# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
462Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
463 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
464# Agalega Is, Rodriguez
465# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
466
467# Mayotte
468# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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537# Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow
538# Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of
539# Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named
540# SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)?
541
542# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):
543# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.
544
545# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):
546# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31
547# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end
548# of September:
549#
550# One article about it (in French):
551# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default">
552# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default
553# </a>
554#
555# We have some further details posted here:
556# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html">
557# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
558# </a>
559# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
560
561Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S
562Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -
563Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S
564Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 -
565Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S
566Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 -
567Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S
568Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
569Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 S
570Rule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
571Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
572Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 -
573Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -
574Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
575Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 -
576Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
577Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
578# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
579Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26
580 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16
581 1:00 - CET 1986
582 0:00 Morocco WE%sT
583# Western Sahara
584Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan
585 -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14
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