1# @(#)africa 7.36
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> (1999-03-22):
8#
9# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
10# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (5th edition),
11# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1999).
12#
13# Gwillim Law 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),
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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 longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
28#
29# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT
30# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,
31# but Mark R V Murray <markm@grondar.za> reports that
32# `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,
33# `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and
34# `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for
35# the area that includes Nigeria is ``West Africa''.
36# He has heard of ``Western Sahara Time'' for +0:00 but can find no reference.
37#
38# To make things confusing, `WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago;
39# I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00,
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282# Lesotho
283# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
284Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar
285 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00
286 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00
287 2:00 - SAST
288
289# Liberia
290# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (2001-07-17):
291# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch
292# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.
293# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.
294# Shanks reports the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan; go with Shanks.
295# For Liberia before 1972, Shanks reports -0:44, whereas Howse and Whitman
296# each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure.
297# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
298Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882
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312Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S
313Rule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
314Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
315Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
316Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S
317Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S
318Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -
319Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
320Rule Libya 1987 1990 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
321# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
322Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
323 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959
324 2:00 - EET 1982
325 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4
326# The following entries are all from Shanks;
327# the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors.
328 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30
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343 2:00 - CAT
344
345# Mali
346# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
347Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912
348 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26
349 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20
350 0:00 - GMT
351# no longer different from Bamako, but too famous to omit
352Zone Africa/Timbuktu -0:12:04 - LMT 1912
353 0:00 - GMT
354
355# Mauritania
356# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
357Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912
358 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26
359 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 28
360 0:00 - GMT
361
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552 3:00 - EAT
553
554# Togo
555# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
556Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893
557 0:00 - GMT
558
559# Tunisia
560# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
561Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S
562Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 -
563Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S
564Rule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 -
565Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S
566Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 -
567Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S
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574Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S
575Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 -
576Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
577Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 -
578Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S
579Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 -
580Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S
581Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
582# Shanks gives 0:09 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's more precise 0:09:21.
583# Shanks says the 1911 switch occurred on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
584# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
585Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
586 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
587 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT
588
589# 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> (1999-03-22):
8#
9# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
10# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (5th edition),
11# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1999).
12#
13# Gwillim Law 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),
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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 longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
28#
29# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT
30# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,
31# but Mark R V Murray <markm@grondar.za> reports that
32# `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,
33# `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and
34# `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for
35# the area that includes Nigeria is ``West Africa''.
36# He has heard of ``Western Sahara Time'' for +0:00 but can find no reference.
37#
38# To make things confusing, `WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago;
39# I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00,
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282# Lesotho
283# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
284Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar
285 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00
286 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00
287 2:00 - SAST
288
289# Liberia
290# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (2001-07-17):
291# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch
292# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.
293# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.
294# Shanks reports the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan; go with Shanks.
295# For Liberia before 1972, Shanks reports -0:44, whereas Howse and Whitman
296# each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure.
297# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
298Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882
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312Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S
313Rule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
314Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
315Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
316Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S
317Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S
318Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -
319Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
320Rule Libya 1987 1990 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
321# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
322Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
323 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959
324 2:00 - EET 1982
325 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4
326# The following entries are all from Shanks;
327# the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors.
328 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30
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343 2:00 - CAT
344
345# Mali
346# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
347Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912
348 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26
349 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20
350 0:00 - GMT
351# no longer different from Bamako, but too famous to omit
352Zone Africa/Timbuktu -0:12:04 - LMT 1912
353 0:00 - GMT
354
355# Mauritania
356# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
357Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912
358 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26
359 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 28
360 0:00 - GMT
361
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552 3:00 - EAT
553
554# Togo
555# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
556Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893
557 0:00 - GMT
558
559# Tunisia
560# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
561Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S
562Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 -
563Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S
564Rule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 -
565Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S
566Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 -
567Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S
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574Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S
575Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 -
576Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
577Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 -
578Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S
579Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 -
580Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S
581Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
582# Shanks gives 0:09 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's more precise 0:09:21.
583# Shanks says the 1911 switch occurred on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
584# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
585Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
586 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
587 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT
588
589# Uganda
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