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1# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
2# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
3
1# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
2# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
3
4# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
4# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
5# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
5# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
6# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).
6# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see
7# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
7
8# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
9#
10# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
11# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
12# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
13#
14# Gwillim Law writes that a good source

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20# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for
21# entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards.
22#
23# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,
24# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
25# I found in the UCLA library.
26#
27# For data circa 1899, a common source is:
8
9# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
10#
11# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
12# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
13# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
14#
15# Gwillim Law writes that a good source

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21# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for
22# entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards.
23#
24# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,
25# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
26# I found in the UCLA library.
27#
28# For data circa 1899, a common source is:
28# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94
29# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>.
29# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94.
30# http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359
30#
31# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
32# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
33#
34# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT
35# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,
36# but Mark R V Murray reports that
37# 'SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,

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88Rule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 -
89Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S
90Rule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 -
91Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S
92Rule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 -
93# Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
94# more precise 0:09:21.
95# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
31#
32# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
33# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
34#
35# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT
36# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,
37# but Mark R V Murray reports that
38# 'SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,

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89Rule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 -
90Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S
91Rule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 -
92Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S
93Rule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 -
94# Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
95# more precise 0:09:21.
96# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
96Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01
97 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
98 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00
97Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01
98 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
99 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00
99 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7
100 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29
101 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14
102 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21
103 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26
104 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May
105 1:00 - CET
106
107# Angola
100 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7
101 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29
102 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14
103 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21
104 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26
105 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May
106 1:00 - CET
107
108# Angola
108# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
109Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 1892
110 0:52:04 - AOT 1911 May 26 # Angola Time
111 1:00 - WAT
112
113# Benin
109# Benin
114# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934;
115# go with Shanks & Pottenger.
116# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
117Zone Africa/Porto-Novo 0:10:28 - LMT 1912
118 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26
119 1:00 - WAT
110# See Africa/Lagos.
120
121# Botswana
111
112# Botswana
122# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
123# Milne says they were regulated by the Cape Town Signal in 1899;
124# assume they switched to 2:00 when Cape Town did.
125# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
126Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885
127 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar
128 2:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:00
129 2:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00
130 2:00 - CAT
113# See Africa/Maputo.
131
132# Burkina Faso
133# See Africa/Abidjan.
134
135# Burundi
114
115# Burkina Faso
116# See Africa/Abidjan.
117
118# Burundi
136# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
137Zone Africa/Bujumbura 1:57:28 - LMT 1890
138 2:00 - CAT
119# See Africa/Maputo.
139
140# Cameroon
120
121# Cameroon
141# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks & Pottenger.
142# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
143Zone Africa/Douala 0:38:48 - LMT 1912
144 1:00 - WAT
122# See Africa/Lagos.
145
146# Cape Verde
123
124# Cape Verde
125#
126# Shanks gives 1907 for the transition to CVT.
127# Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree
128# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
129# merely made it official?
130#
147# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
131# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
148Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia
132Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia
149 -2:00 - CVT 1942 Sep
150 -2:00 1:00 CVST 1945 Oct 15
133 -2:00 - CVT 1942 Sep
134 -2:00 1:00 CVST 1945 Oct 15
151 -2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00
135 -2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00
152 -1:00 - CVT
153
154# Central African Republic
136 -1:00 - CVT
137
138# Central African Republic
155# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
156Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912
157 1:00 - WAT
139# See Africa/Lagos.
158
159# Chad
160# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
140
141# Chad
142# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
161Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 # N'Djamena
143Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 # N'Djamena
162 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14
163 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8
164 1:00 - WAT
165
166# Comoros
167# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
144 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14
145 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8
146 1:00 - WAT
147
148# Comoros
149# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
168Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro
150Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro
169 3:00 - EAT
170
151 3:00 - EAT
152
171# Democratic Republic of Congo
172# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
173Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9
174 1:00 - WAT
175Zone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9
176 2:00 - CAT
153# Democratic Republic of the Congo
154# See Africa/Lagos for the western part and Africa/Maputo for the eastern.
177
178# Republic of the Congo
155
156# Republic of the Congo
179# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
180Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 1912
181 1:00 - WAT
157# See Africa/Lagos.
182
158
183# C��te D'Ivoire / Ivory Coast
159# C��te d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast
184# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
185Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912
186 0:00 - GMT
187Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Bamako # Mali
188Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Banjul # Gambia
189Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Conakry # Guinea
190Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Dakar # Senegal
191Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Freetown # Sierra Leone

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322# "Clocks to go back during Ramadan - and then forward again"
323# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again
324# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html
325
326# From Ahmad El-Dardiry (2014-05-07):
327# Egypt is to change back to Daylight system on May 15
328# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/100735/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-government-to-reapply-daylight-saving-time-.aspx
329
160# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
161Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912
162 0:00 - GMT
163Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Bamako # Mali
164Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Banjul # Gambia
165Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Conakry # Guinea
166Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Dakar # Senegal
167Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Freetown # Sierra Leone

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298# "Clocks to go back during Ramadan - and then forward again"
299# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again
300# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html
301
302# From Ahmad El-Dardiry (2014-05-07):
303# Egypt is to change back to Daylight system on May 15
304# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/100735/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-government-to-reapply-daylight-saving-time-.aspx
305
330# From Gunther Vermier (2015-05-13):
306# From Gunther Vermier (2014-05-13):
331# our Egypt office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" (24:00)
332
333# From Imed Chihi (2014-06-04):
334# We have finally "located" a precise official reference about the DST changes
335# in Egypt. The Ministers Cabinet decision is explained at
336# http://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Media/CabinetMeetingsDetails.aspx?id=347 ...
337# [T]his (Arabic) site is not accessible outside Egypt, but the page ...
338# translates into: "With regard to daylight saving time, it is scheduled to

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403Rule Egypt 2022 only - May 5 24:00 1:00 S
404Rule Egypt 2023 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S
405
406# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
407Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct
408 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
409
410# Equatorial Guinea
307# our Egypt office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" (24:00)
308
309# From Imed Chihi (2014-06-04):
310# We have finally "located" a precise official reference about the DST changes
311# in Egypt. The Ministers Cabinet decision is explained at
312# http://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Media/CabinetMeetingsDetails.aspx?id=347 ...
313# [T]his (Arabic) site is not accessible outside Egypt, but the page ...
314# translates into: "With regard to daylight saving time, it is scheduled to

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379Rule Egypt 2022 only - May 5 24:00 1:00 S
380Rule Egypt 2023 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S
381
382# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
383Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct
384 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
385
386# Equatorial Guinea
411# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
412Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912
413 0:00 - GMT 1963 Dec 15
414 1:00 - WAT
387# See Africa/Lagos.
415
416# Eritrea
417# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
418Zone Africa/Asmara 2:35:32 - LMT 1870
388
389# Eritrea
390# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
391Zone Africa/Asmara 2:35:32 - LMT 1870
419 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time
420 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT
392 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time
393 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT
421 3:00 - EAT
422
423# Ethiopia
424# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-31):
425# Like the Swahili of Kenya and Tanzania, many Ethiopians keep a
426# 12-hour clock starting at our 06:00, so their "8 o'clock" is our
427# 02:00 or 14:00. Keep this in mind when you ask the time in Amharic.
428#
429# Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time
430# zones between 1870 and 1890, that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in
431# 1890, and that they switched to 3:00 on 1936-05-05. Perhaps 38E50
394 3:00 - EAT
395
396# Ethiopia
397# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-31):
398# Like the Swahili of Kenya and Tanzania, many Ethiopians keep a
399# 12-hour clock starting at our 06:00, so their "8 o'clock" is our
400# 02:00 or 14:00. Keep this in mind when you ask the time in Amharic.
401#
402# Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time
403# zones between 1870 and 1890, that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in
404# 1890, and that they switched to 3:00 on 1936-05-05. Perhaps 38E50
432# was for Adis Dera. Quite likely the Shanks data are wrong anyway.
405# was for Adis Dera. Quite likely the Shanks data entries are wrong
406# anyway.
433# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
434Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870
407# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
408Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870
435 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT
409 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT
436 3:00 - EAT
437
438# Gabon
410 3:00 - EAT
411
412# Gabon
439# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
440Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 1912
441 1:00 - WAT
413# See Africa/Lagos.
442
443# Gambia
444# See Africa/Abidjan.
445
446# Ghana
447# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
448# Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to "the present";
449# Shanks & Pottenger say 1936 to 1942;

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456# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
457Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918
458 0:00 Ghana %s
459
460# Guinea
461# See Africa/Abidjan.
462
463# Guinea-Bissau
414
415# Gambia
416# See Africa/Abidjan.
417
418# Ghana
419# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
420# Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to "the present";
421# Shanks & Pottenger say 1936 to 1942;

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428# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
429Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918
430 0:00 Ghana %s
431
432# Guinea
433# See Africa/Abidjan.
434
435# Guinea-Bissau
436#
437# Shanks gives 1911-05-26 for the transition to WAT,
438# evidently confusing the date of the Portuguese decree
439# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
440# with the date that it took effect, namely 1912-01-01.
441#
464# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
442# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
465Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26
443Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1
466 -1:00 - WAT 1975
467 0:00 - GMT
468
469# Kenya
470# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
471Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul
472 3:00 - EAT 1930
473 2:30 - BEAT 1940
474 2:45 - BEAUT 1960
475 3:00 - EAT
476
477# Lesotho
444 -1:00 - WAT 1975
445 0:00 - GMT
446
447# Kenya
448# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
449Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul
450 3:00 - EAT 1930
451 2:30 - BEAT 1940
452 2:45 - BEAUT 1960
453 3:00 - EAT
454
455# Lesotho
478# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
479Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar
480 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00
481 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00
482 2:00 - SAST
456# See Africa/Johannesburg.
483
484# Liberia
485# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
486# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch
487# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.
488# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.
489# Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan;
490# go with Shanks & Pottenger.

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541Rule Libya 2013 only - Mar lastFri 1:00 1:00 S
542Rule Libya 2013 only - Oct lastFri 2:00 0 -
543# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
544Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
545 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959
546 2:00 - EET 1982
547 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4
548# The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger;
457
458# Liberia
459# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
460# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch
461# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.
462# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.
463# Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan;
464# go with Shanks & Pottenger.

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515Rule Libya 2013 only - Mar lastFri 1:00 1:00 S
516Rule Libya 2013 only - Oct lastFri 2:00 0 -
517# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
518Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
519 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959
520 2:00 - EET 1982
521 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4
522# The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger;
549# the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors.
523# the IATA SSIM data entries contain some obvious errors.
550 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30
551 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1997 Oct 4
524 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30
525 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1997 Oct 4
552 2:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:00
553 1:00 Libya CE%sT 2013 Oct 25 2:00
526 2:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:00
527 1:00 Libya CE%sT 2013 Oct 25 2:00
554 2:00 - EET
555
556# Madagascar
557# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
558Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul
559 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s
560 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s
561 3:00 - EAT
562
563# Malawi
528 2:00 - EET
529
530# Madagascar
531# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
532Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul
533 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s
534 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s
535 3:00 - EAT
536
537# Malawi
564# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
565Zone Africa/Blantyre 2:20:00 - LMT 1903 Mar
566 2:00 - CAT
538# See Africa/Maputo.
567
568# Mali
569# Mauritania
570# See Africa/Abidjan.
571
572# Mauritius
573
574# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25):

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601# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date,
602# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in
603# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder
604# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which
605# changes two days later.
606
607# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):
608# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving
539
540# Mali
541# Mauritania
542# See Africa/Abidjan.
543
544# Mauritius
545
546# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25):

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573# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date,
574# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in
575# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder
576# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which
577# changes two days later.
578
579# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):
580# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving
609# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally
581# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally
610# published on Monday, June 30, 2008...
611#
612# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
613# de l'heure d'��t��" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26
614# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one....
615# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
616
617# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):

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652# at 2am (or 02:00) local time..."
653
654# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
655Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
656Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
657Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
658Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
659# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
582# published on Monday, June 30, 2008...
583#
584# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
585# de l'heure d'��t��" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26
586# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one....
587# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
588
589# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):

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624# at 2am (or 02:00) local time..."
625
626# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
627Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
628Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
629Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
630Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
631# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
660Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
632Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
661 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
662# Agalega Is, Rodriguez
663# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
664
665# Mayotte
666# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
633 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
634# Agalega Is, Rodriguez
635# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
636
637# Mayotte
638# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
667Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou
639Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou
668 3:00 - EAT
669
670# Morocco
671# See the 'europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta).
672
673# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
674# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between
675# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008.
676#
677# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will
678# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to
679# Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...."
680#
681# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html
682# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html
683
684# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
640 3:00 - EAT
641
642# Morocco
643# See the 'europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta).
644
645# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
646# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between
647# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008.
648#
649# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will
650# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to
651# Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...."
652#
653# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html
654# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html
655
656# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
685# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse:
657# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe
658# Presse:
686# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view
687#
688# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt.
689# spokesman.
690
691# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09):
692# According to this article:
693# http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html

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755# Example:
756# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html
757# (French)
758# Our page:
759# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html
760
761# From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30):
762# ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format)
659# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view
660#
661# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt.
662# spokesman.
663
664# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09):
665# According to this article:
666# http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html

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728# Example:
729# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html
730# (French)
731# Our page:
732# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html
733
734# From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30):
735# ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format)
763# The 3rd april 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd april 1:00:00
764# The 31th july 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31th July 00:00:00
736# The 3rd April 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd April 01:00:00
737# The 31st July 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31st July 00:00:00
765# ...Official links of change in morocco
766# The change was broadcast on the FM Radio
767# I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at
768# +212.537.71.84.00
769# http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/
770# They said that
771# http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view
772# is the official publication to look at.

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826# 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes
827# August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am.
828
829# From Paul Eggert (2013-03-06):
830# Morocco's daylight-saving transitions due to Ramadan seem to be
831# announced a bit in advance. On 2012-07-11 the Moroccan government
832# announced that year's Ramadan daylight-saving transitions would be
833# 2012-07-20 and 2012-08-20; see
738# ...Official links of change in morocco
739# The change was broadcast on the FM Radio
740# I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at
741# +212.537.71.84.00
742# http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/
743# They said that
744# http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view
745# is the official publication to look at.

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799# 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes
800# August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am.
801
802# From Paul Eggert (2013-03-06):
803# Morocco's daylight-saving transitions due to Ramadan seem to be
804# announced a bit in advance. On 2012-07-11 the Moroccan government
805# announced that year's Ramadan daylight-saving transitions would be
806# 2012-07-20 and 2012-08-20; see
834# <http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288>.
807# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288
835
836# From Andrew Paprocki (2013-07-02):
837# Morocco announced that the year's Ramadan daylight-savings
838# transitions would be 2013-07-07 and 2013-08-10; see:
839# http://www.maroc.ma/en/news/morocco-suspends-daylight-saving-time-july-7-aug10
840
841# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-09-28):
842# Morocco extends DST by one month, on very short notice, just 1 day

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958# Assume that this has been true since Western Sahara switched to GMT,
959# since most of it was then controlled by Morocco.
960
961Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan # El Aai��n
962 -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14
963 0:00 Morocco WE%sT
964
965# Mozambique
808
809# From Andrew Paprocki (2013-07-02):
810# Morocco announced that the year's Ramadan daylight-savings
811# transitions would be 2013-07-07 and 2013-08-10; see:
812# http://www.maroc.ma/en/news/morocco-suspends-daylight-saving-time-july-7-aug10
813
814# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-09-28):
815# Morocco extends DST by one month, on very short notice, just 1 day

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931# Assume that this has been true since Western Sahara switched to GMT,
932# since most of it was then controlled by Morocco.
933
934Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan # El Aai��n
935 -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14
936 0:00 Morocco WE%sT
937
938# Mozambique
939#
940# Shanks gives 1903-03-01 for the transition to CAT.
941# Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree
942# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
943# merely made it official?
944#
966# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
967Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar
968 2:00 - CAT
945# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
946Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar
947 2:00 - CAT
948Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Blantyre # Malawi
949Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Bujumbura # Burundi
950Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Gaborone # Botswana
951Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Harare # Zimbabwe
952Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Kigali # Rwanda
953Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Lubumbashi # E Dem. Rep. of Congo
954Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Lusaka # Zambia
969
970# Namibia
971# The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger.
972# Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA.
973
955
956# Namibia
957# The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger.
958# Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA.
959
974# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30) in
975# <http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html>:
960# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30):
961# http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html
976# While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other
977# settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there
978# rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of
979# Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of
980# the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest
981# of the country.
982#
983# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31):
984# Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but
985# we have no details. In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.
986
987# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
988Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
989Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
990# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
991Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
962# While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other
963# settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there
964# rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of
965# Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of
966# the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest
967# of the country.
968#
969# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31):
970# Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but
971# we have no details. In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.
972
973# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
974Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
975Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
976# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
977Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
992 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time
993 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00
994 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00
978 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time
979 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00
980 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00
995 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence
996 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3
997 1:00 Namibia WA%sT
998
999# Niger
981 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence
982 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3
983 1:00 Namibia WA%sT
984
985# Niger
1000# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1001Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912
1002 -1:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26
1003 0:00 - GMT 1960
1004 1:00 - WAT
986# See Africa/Lagos.
1005
1006# Nigeria
1007# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1008Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep
1009 1:00 - WAT
987
988# Nigeria
989# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
990Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep
991 1:00 - WAT
992Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Bangui # Central African Republic
993Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Brazzaville # Rep. of the Congo
994Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Douala # Cameroon
995Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Kinshasa # Dem. Rep. of the Congo (west)
996Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Libreville # Gabon
997Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Luanda # Angola
998Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Malabo # Equatorial Guinea
999Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Niamey # Niger
1000Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Porto-Novo # Benin
1010
1011# R��union
1012# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1001
1002# R��union
1003# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1013Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis
1004Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis
1014 4:00 - RET # R��union Time
1015#
1016# Crozet Islands also observes R��union time; see the 'antarctica' file.
1017#
1018# Scattered Islands (��les ��parses) administered from R��union are as follows.
1019# The following information about them is taken from
1020# ��les ��parses (<http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm>, 1997-07-22,
1021# in French; no longer available as of 1999-08-17).
1022# We have no info about their time zone histories.
1023#
1024# Bassas da India - uninhabited
1025# Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families
1026# Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958
1027# Juan de Nova - uninhabited
1028# Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958
1029
1030# Rwanda
1005 4:00 - RET # R��union Time
1006#
1007# Crozet Islands also observes R��union time; see the 'antarctica' file.
1008#
1009# Scattered Islands (��les ��parses) administered from R��union are as follows.
1010# The following information about them is taken from
1011# ��les ��parses (<http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm>, 1997-07-22,
1012# in French; no longer available as of 1999-08-17).
1013# We have no info about their time zone histories.
1014#
1015# Bassas da India - uninhabited
1016# Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families
1017# Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958
1018# Juan de Nova - uninhabited
1019# Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958
1020
1021# Rwanda
1031# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1032Zone Africa/Kigali 2:00:16 - LMT 1935 Jun
1033 2:00 - CAT
1022# See Africa/Maputo.
1034
1035# St Helena
1036# See Africa/Abidjan.
1037# The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar:
1038# Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA
1039# Ascension: on GMT, say the USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA
1040# Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously):
1041# on GMT, says the CIA
1042# Inaccessible, Nightingale: uninhabited
1043
1044# S��o Tom�� and Pr��ncipe
1045# Senegal
1046# See Africa/Abidjan.
1047
1048# Seychelles
1049# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1023
1024# St Helena
1025# See Africa/Abidjan.
1026# The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar:
1027# Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA
1028# Ascension: on GMT, say the USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA
1029# Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously):
1030# on GMT, says the CIA
1031# Inaccessible, Nightingale: uninhabited
1032
1033# S��o Tom�� and Pr��ncipe
1034# Senegal
1035# See Africa/Abidjan.
1036
1037# Seychelles
1038# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1050Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria
1039Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria
1051 4:00 - SCT # Seychelles Time
1052# From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30):
1053# Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the
1054# Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory
1055# in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976. We don't know
1056# whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now.
1057# Possibly the islands were uninhabited.
1058

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1069# South Africa
1070# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1071Rule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 -
1072Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
1073# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1074Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
1075 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar
1076 2:00 SA SAST
1040 4:00 - SCT # Seychelles Time
1041# From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30):
1042# Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the
1043# Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory
1044# in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976. We don't know
1045# whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now.
1046# Possibly the islands were uninhabited.
1047

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1058# South Africa
1059# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1060Rule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 -
1061Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
1062# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1063Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
1064 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar
1065 2:00 SA SAST
1066Link Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Maseru # Lesotho
1067Link Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Mbabane # Swaziland
1068#
1077# Marion and Prince Edward Is
1078# scientific station since 1947
1079# no information
1080
1081# Sudan
1082#
1083# From <http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html>
1084# Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13),

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1096Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931
1097 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00
1098 3:00 - EAT
1099
1100# South Sudan
1101Link Africa/Khartoum Africa/Juba
1102
1103# Swaziland
1069# Marion and Prince Edward Is
1070# scientific station since 1947
1071# no information
1072
1073# Sudan
1074#
1075# From <http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html>
1076# Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13),

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1088Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931
1089 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00
1090 3:00 - EAT
1091
1092# South Sudan
1093Link Africa/Khartoum Africa/Juba
1094
1095# Swaziland
1104# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1105Zone Africa/Mbabane 2:04:24 - LMT 1903 Mar
1106 2:00 - SAST
1096# See Africa/Johannesburg.
1107
1108# Tanzania
1109# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1110Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931
1111 3:00 - EAT 1948
1112 2:45 - BEAUT 1961
1113 3:00 - EAT
1114

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1123# <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP
1124# and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by
1125# one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be
1126# UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next
1127# Saturday." (My translation)
1128#
1129# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02):
1130# La Presse, the first national daily newspaper ...
1097
1098# Tanzania
1099# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1100Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931
1101 3:00 - EAT 1948
1102 2:45 - BEAUT 1961
1103 3:00 - EAT
1104

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1113# <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP
1114# and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by
1115# one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be
1116# UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next
1117# Saturday." (My translation)
1118#
1119# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02):
1120# La Presse, the first national daily newspaper ...
1131# <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html>
1121# http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html
1132# ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30,
1133# 1h standard time.
1134#
1135# From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28):
1136# The daylight saving time will be the same each year:
1137# Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00
1138# Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ...
1139# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50

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1207Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
1208Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 -
1209
1210# Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
1211# more precise 0:09:21.
1212# Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
1213# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1214Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
1122# ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30,
1123# 1h standard time.
1124#
1125# From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28):
1126# The daylight saving time will be the same each year:
1127# Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00
1128# Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ...
1129# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50

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1197Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
1198Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 -
1199
1200# Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
1201# more precise 0:09:21.
1202# Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
1203# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1204Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
1215 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
1205 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
1216 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT
1217
1218# Uganda
1219# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1220Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul
1221 3:00 - EAT 1930
1222 2:30 - BEAT 1948
1223 2:45 - BEAUT 1957
1224 3:00 - EAT
1225
1226# Zambia
1206 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT
1207
1208# Uganda
1209# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1210Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul
1211 3:00 - EAT 1930
1212 2:30 - BEAT 1948
1213 2:45 - BEAUT 1957
1214 3:00 - EAT
1215
1216# Zambia
1227# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1228Zone Africa/Lusaka 1:53:08 - LMT 1903 Mar
1229 2:00 - CAT
1230
1231# Zimbabwe
1217# Zimbabwe
1232# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1233Zone Africa/Harare 2:04:12 - LMT 1903 Mar
1234 2:00 - CAT
1218# See Africa/Maputo.