1# @(#)africa 7.16
2
3# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
4# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
5# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
6
7# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-11-22):
8#
9# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
10# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition),
11# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991).
12#
13# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> writes that a good source
14# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
15# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
16# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries
17# of the IATA's data after 1990.
18#
19# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks is the source for entries through 1990,
20# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990.
21#
22# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,
23# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
24# I found in the UCLA library.
25#
26# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
27# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude,
28# Oxford University Press (1980).
29#
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258Rule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 -
259Rule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
260Rule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S
261Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
262Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
263Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
264Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
265Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 -
266Rule Egypt 1966 1990 - Oct 1 3:00 0 -
267Rule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S
268Rule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S
269Rule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
270Rule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S
271Rule Egypt 1990 only - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
272Rule Egypt 1991 1994 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
273Rule Egypt 1991 1994 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
274Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00 1:00 S
275Rule Egypt 1995 max - Sep lastFri 0:00 0 -
276
277# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
278Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct
279 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
280
281# Equatorial Guinea
282# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
283Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912
284 0:00 - WAT 1963 Dec 15
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398Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
399Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
400Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S
401Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S
402Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -
403Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
404Rule Libya 1987 1990 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
405Rule Libya 1990 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 S
406Rule Libya 1996 max - Mar 30 2:00s 1:00 S
407Rule Libya 1996 max - Sep 30 2:00s 0 -
408# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
409Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
410 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959
411 2:00 - EET 1982
412 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1991
413 2:00 - EET 1996 Mar 30 3:00
414 1:00 Libya CE%sT
415
416# Madagascar
417# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
418Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul
419 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s
420 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s
421 3:00 - EAT
422
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450# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
451
452# Mayotte
453# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
454Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou
455 3:00 - EAT
456
457# Morocco
458# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
459Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S
460Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -
461Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S
462Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 -
463Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S
464Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 -
465Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S
466Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
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482 0:00 - WET
483
484# Mozambique
485# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
486Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar
487 2:00 - SAT
488
489# Namibia
490# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
491Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
492Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
493# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
494Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
495 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time
496 2:00 - SAT 1942 Sep 20 2:00
497 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00
498 2:00 Namibia SA%sT
499
500# Niger
501# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
502Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912
503 1:00 - CAT 1934 Feb 26
504 0:00 - WAT 1960
505 1:00 - CAT
506
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629Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S
630Rule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 -
631Rule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 -
632Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S
633Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 -
634Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
635Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 -
636Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S
637Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 -
638Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S
639Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
640# Shanks gives 0:09 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's more precise 0:09:21.
641# Shanks says the 1911 switch occurred on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
642# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
643Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
644 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
645 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT
646
647# Uganda
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2
3# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
4# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
5# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
6
7# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-11-22):
8#
9# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
10# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition),
11# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991).
12#
13# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> writes that a good source
14# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
15# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
16# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries
17# of the IATA's data after 1990.
18#
19# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks is the source for entries through 1990,
20# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990.
21#
22# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,
23# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
24# I found in the UCLA library.
25#
26# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
27# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude,
28# Oxford University Press (1980).
29#
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258Rule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 -
259Rule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
260Rule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S
261Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
262Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
263Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
264Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
265Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 -
266Rule Egypt 1966 1990 - Oct 1 3:00 0 -
267Rule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S
268Rule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S
269Rule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
270Rule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S
271Rule Egypt 1990 only - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
272Rule Egypt 1991 1994 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
273Rule Egypt 1991 1994 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
274Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00 1:00 S
275Rule Egypt 1995 max - Sep lastFri 0:00 0 -
276
277# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
278Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct
279 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
280
281# Equatorial Guinea
282# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
283Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912
284 0:00 - WAT 1963 Dec 15
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398Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
399Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
400Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S
401Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S
402Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -
403Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
404Rule Libya 1987 1990 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
405Rule Libya 1990 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 S
406Rule Libya 1996 max - Mar 30 2:00s 1:00 S
407Rule Libya 1996 max - Sep 30 2:00s 0 -
408# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
409Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
410 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959
411 2:00 - EET 1982
412 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1991
413 2:00 - EET 1996 Mar 30 3:00
414 1:00 Libya CE%sT
415
416# Madagascar
417# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
418Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul
419 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s
420 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s
421 3:00 - EAT
422
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450# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
451
452# Mayotte
453# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
454Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou
455 3:00 - EAT
456
457# Morocco
458# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
459Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S
460Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -
461Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S
462Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 -
463Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S
464Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 -
465Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S
466Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
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482 0:00 - WET
483
484# Mozambique
485# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
486Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar
487 2:00 - SAT
488
489# Namibia
490# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
491Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
492Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
493# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
494Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
495 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time
496 2:00 - SAT 1942 Sep 20 2:00
497 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00
498 2:00 Namibia SA%sT
499
500# Niger
501# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
502Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912
503 1:00 - CAT 1934 Feb 26
504 0:00 - WAT 1960
505 1:00 - CAT
506
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629Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S
630Rule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 -
631Rule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 -
632Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S
633Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 -
634Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
635Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 -
636Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S
637Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 -
638Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S
639Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
640# Shanks gives 0:09 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's more precise 0:09:21.
641# Shanks says the 1911 switch occurred on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
642# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
643Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
644 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
645 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT
646
647# Uganda
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