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6870 Update zoneinfo to 2016c
Reviewed by: Jason King <jason.brian.king@gmail.com>
Reviewed by: Igor Kozhukhov <ikozhukhov@gmail.com>

@@ -1219,10 +1219,24 @@
 # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/media/2015/03/03/1-large.jpg
 #
 # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-03):
 # For now, assume that the extension will persist indefinitely.
 
+# From Juan Correa (2016-03-18):
+# The decree regarding DST has been published in today's Official Gazette:
+# http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/versiones-anteriores/do/20160318/
+# http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1088502
+# It does consider the second Saturday of May and August as the dates
+# for the transition; and it lists DST dates until 2019, but I think
+# this scheme will stick.
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
+# For now, assume the pattern holds for the indefinite future.
+# The decree says transitions occur at 24:00; in practice this appears
+# to mean 24:00 mainland time, not 24:00 local time, so that Easter
+# Island is always two hours behind the mainland.
+
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 Rule    Chile   1927    1931    -       Sep      1      0:00    1:00    S
 Rule    Chile   1928    1932    -       Apr      1      0:00    0       -
 Rule    Chile   1968    only    -       Nov      3      4:00u   1:00    S
 Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -

@@ -1250,12 +1264,14 @@
 Rule    Chile   2008    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
 Rule    Chile   2009    only    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
 Rule    Chile   2010    only    -       Apr     Sun>=1  3:00u   0       -
 Rule    Chile   2011    only    -       May     Sun>=2  3:00u   0       -
 Rule    Chile   2011    only    -       Aug     Sun>=16 4:00u   1:00    S
-Rule    Chile   2012    2015    -       Apr     Sun>=23 3:00u   0       -
+Rule    Chile   2012    2014    -       Apr     Sun>=23 3:00u   0       -
 Rule    Chile   2012    2014    -       Sep     Sun>=2  4:00u   1:00    S
+Rule    Chile   2016    max     -       May     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
+Rule    Chile   2016    max     -       Aug     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
 # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
 # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 Zone America/Santiago   -4:42:46 -      LMT     1890
                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1910 Jan 10 # Santiago Mean Time

@@ -1268,17 +1284,15 @@
                         -5:00   -       CLT     1942 Aug  1
                         -4:00   -       CLT     1946 Jul 15
                         -4:00   1:00    CLST    1946 Sep  1 # central Chile
                         -4:00   -       CLT     1947 Apr  1
                         -5:00   -       CLT     1947 May 21 23:00
-                        -4:00   Chile   CL%sT   2015 Apr 26  3:00u
-                        -3:00   -       CLT
+                        -4:00   Chile   CL%sT
 Zone Pacific/Easter     -7:17:28 -      LMT     1890
                         -7:17:28 -      EMT     1932 Sep    # Easter Mean Time
                         -7:00   Chile   EAS%sT  1982 Mar 14 3:00u # Easter Time
-                        -6:00   Chile   EAS%sT  2015 Apr 26 3:00u
-                        -5:00   -       EAST
+                        -6:00   Chile   EAS%sT
 #
 # Salas y Gómez Island is uninhabited.
 # Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernández Is, Desventuradas Is,
 # and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
 

@@ -1296,12 +1310,11 @@
 #
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 Zone Antarctica/Palmer  0       -       zzz     1965
                         -4:00   Arg     AR%sT   1969 Oct  5
                         -3:00   Arg     AR%sT   1982 May
-                        -4:00   Chile   CL%sT   2015 Apr 26 3:00u
-                        -3:00   -       CLT
+                        -4:00   Chile   CL%sT
 
 # Colombia
 
 # Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogotá time in 1899; round to nearest.  He writes,
 # "A variation of fifteen minutes in the public clocks of Bogota is not rare."