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   1    1  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
   2    2  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
   3    3  
   4    4  # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
   5    5  # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
   6    6  # tz@iana.org for general use in the future).  For more, please see
   7    7  # the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
   8    8  
   9      -# From Paul Eggert (2014-10-31):
        9 +# From Paul Eggert (2017-02-20):
  10   10  #
  11   11  # Unless otherwise specified, the source for data through 1990 is:
  12   12  # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
  13   13  # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
  14   14  # Unfortunately this book contains many errors and cites no sources.
  15   15  #
  16      -# Gwillim Law writes that a good source
  17      -# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
       16 +# Many years ago Gwillim Law wrote that a good source
       17 +# for time zone data was the International Air Transport
  18   18  # Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
  19   19  # published semiannually.  Law sent in several helpful summaries
  20   20  # of the IATA's data after 1990.  Except where otherwise noted,
  21   21  # IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990.
  22   22  #
  23   23  # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,
  24   24  # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
  25   25  # I found in the UCLA library.
  26   26  #
  27   27  # For data circa 1899, a common source is:
  28   28  # Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94.
  29   29  # http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359
  30   30  #
  31   31  # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
  32   32  # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
  33   33  #
       34 +# European-style abbreviations are commonly used along the Mediterranean.
       35 +# For sub-Saharan Africa abbreviations were less standardized.
  34   36  # 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,
  38      -# 'CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and
  39      -# 'WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for
       37 +# for UT +00 through +03, respectively,
       38 +# but in 1997 Mark R V Murray reported that
       39 +# 'SAST' is the official abbreviation for +02 in the country of South Africa,
       40 +# 'CAT' is commonly used for +02 in countries north of South Africa, and
       41 +# 'WAT' is probably the best name for +01, as the common phrase for
  40   42  # the area that includes Nigeria is "West Africa".
  41      -# He has heard of "Western Sahara Time" for +0:00 but can find no reference.
  42   43  #
  43      -# To make things confusing, 'WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago;
  44      -# I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00,
  45      -# and at the time, far west Africa was the only major land area in -1:00.
  46      -# This usage is now obsolete, as the last use of -1:00 on the African
  47      -# mainland seems to have been 1976 in Western Sahara.
       44 +# To summarize, the following abbreviations seemed to have some currency:
       45 +#        +00    GMT     Greenwich Mean Time
       46 +#        +02    CAT     Central Africa Time
       47 +#        +02    SAST    South Africa Standard Time
       48 +# and Murray suggested the following abbreviation:
       49 +#        +01    WAT     West Africa Time
       50 +# Murray's suggestion seems to have caught on in news reports and the like.
       51 +# I vaguely recall 'WAT' also being used for -01 in the past but
       52 +# cannot now come up with solid citations.
  48   53  #
  49      -# To summarize, the following abbreviations seem to have some currency:
  50      -#       -1:00   WAT     West Africa Time (no longer used)
  51      -#        0:00   GMT     Greenwich Mean Time
  52      -#        2:00   CAT     Central Africa Time
  53      -#        2:00   SAST    South Africa Standard Time
  54      -# and Murray suggests the following abbreviation:
  55      -#        1:00   WAT     West Africa Time
  56      -# I realize that this leads to 'WAT' being used for both -1:00 and 1:00
  57      -# for times before 1976, but this is the best I can think of
  58      -# until we get more information.
  59      -#
  60   54  # I invented the following abbreviations; corrections are welcome!
  61      -#        2:00   WAST    West Africa Summer Time
  62      -#        2:30   BEAT    British East Africa Time (no longer used)
  63      -#        2:45   BEAUT   British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used)
  64      -#        3:00   CAST    Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
  65      -#        3:00   SAST    South Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
  66      -#        3:00   EAT     East Africa Time
       55 +#        +02    WAST    West Africa Summer Time
       56 +#        +03    CAST    Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
       57 +#        +03    SAST    South Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
       58 +#        +03    EAT     East Africa Time
       59 +# 'EAT' also seems to have caught on; the others are rare but are paired
       60 +# with better-attested non-DST abbreviations.
  67   61  
  68   62  # Algeria
  69   63  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
  70   64  Rule    Algeria 1916    only    -       Jun     14      23:00s  1:00    S
  71   65  Rule    Algeria 1916    1919    -       Oct     Sun>=1  23:00s  0       -
  72   66  Rule    Algeria 1917    only    -       Mar     24      23:00s  1:00    S
  73   67  Rule    Algeria 1918    only    -       Mar      9      23:00s  1:00    S
  74   68  Rule    Algeria 1919    only    -       Mar      1      23:00s  1:00    S
  75   69  Rule    Algeria 1920    only    -       Feb     14      23:00s  1:00    S
  76   70  Rule    Algeria 1920    only    -       Oct     23      23:00s  0       -
  77   71  Rule    Algeria 1921    only    -       Mar     14      23:00s  1:00    S
  78   72  Rule    Algeria 1921    only    -       Jun     21      23:00s  0       -
  79   73  Rule    Algeria 1939    only    -       Sep     11      23:00s  1:00    S
  80   74  Rule    Algeria 1939    only    -       Nov     19       1:00   0       -
  81   75  Rule    Algeria 1944    1945    -       Apr     Mon>=1   2:00   1:00    S
  82   76  Rule    Algeria 1944    only    -       Oct      8       2:00   0       -
  83   77  Rule    Algeria 1945    only    -       Sep     16       1:00   0       -
  84   78  Rule    Algeria 1971    only    -       Apr     25      23:00s  1:00    S
  85   79  Rule    Algeria 1971    only    -       Sep     26      23:00s  0       -
  86   80  Rule    Algeria 1977    only    -       May      6       0:00   1:00    S
  87   81  Rule    Algeria 1977    only    -       Oct     21       0:00   0       -
  88   82  Rule    Algeria 1978    only    -       Mar     24       1:00   1:00    S
  89   83  Rule    Algeria 1978    only    -       Sep     22       3:00   0       -
  90   84  Rule    Algeria 1980    only    -       Apr     25       0:00   1:00    S
  91   85  Rule    Algeria 1980    only    -       Oct     31       2:00   0       -
  92   86  # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
  93   87  # more precise 0:09:21.
  94   88  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
  95   89  Zone    Africa/Algiers  0:12:12 -       LMT     1891 Mar 15  0:01
  96   90                          0:09:21 -       PMT     1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
  97   91                          0:00    Algeria WE%sT   1940 Feb 25  2:00
  98   92                          1:00    Algeria CE%sT   1946 Oct  7
  99   93                          0:00    -       WET     1956 Jan 29
 100   94                          1:00    -       CET     1963 Apr 14
 101   95                          0:00    Algeria WE%sT   1977 Oct 21
 102   96                          1:00    Algeria CE%sT   1979 Oct 26
 103   97                          0:00    Algeria WE%sT   1981 May
 104   98                          1:00    -       CET
 105   99  
 106  100  # Angola
 107  101  # Benin
 108  102  # See Africa/Lagos.
 109  103  
 110  104  # Botswana
 111  105  # See Africa/Maputo.
  
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 112  106  
 113  107  # Burkina Faso
 114  108  # See Africa/Abidjan.
 115  109  
 116  110  # Burundi
 117  111  # See Africa/Maputo.
 118  112  
 119  113  # Cameroon
 120  114  # See Africa/Lagos.
 121  115  
 122      -# Cape Verde
      116 +# Cape Verde / Cabo Verde
 123  117  #
 124      -# Shanks gives 1907 for the transition to CVT.
      118 +# Shanks gives 1907 for the transition to +02.
 125  119  # Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree
 126      -# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
      120 +# https://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
 127  121  # merely made it official?
 128  122  #
 129  123  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 130  124  Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 -     LMT     1907        # Praia
 131      -                        -2:00   -       CVT     1942 Sep
 132      -                        -2:00   1:00    CVST    1945 Oct 15
 133      -                        -2:00   -       CVT     1975 Nov 25  2:00
 134      -                        -1:00   -       CVT
      125 +                        -2:00   -       -02     1942 Sep
      126 +                        -2:00   1:00    -01     1945 Oct 15
      127 +                        -2:00   -       -02     1975 Nov 25  2:00
      128 +                        -1:00   -       -01
 135  129  
 136  130  # Central African Republic
 137  131  # See Africa/Lagos.
 138  132  
 139  133  # Chad
 140  134  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 141  135  Zone    Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 -       LMT     1912        # N'Djamena
 142  136                          1:00    -       WAT     1979 Oct 14
 143  137                          1:00    1:00    WAST    1980 Mar  8
 144  138                          1:00    -       WAT
 145  139  
 146  140  # Comoros
 147  141  # See Africa/Nairobi.
 148  142  
 149  143  # Democratic Republic of the Congo
 150  144  # See Africa/Lagos for the western part and Africa/Maputo for the eastern.
 151  145  
 152  146  # Republic of the Congo
 153  147  # See Africa/Lagos.
 154  148  
 155  149  # Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast
 156  150  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 157  151  Zone    Africa/Abidjan  -0:16:08 -      LMT     1912
 158  152                           0:00   -       GMT
 159  153  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Bamako       # Mali
 160  154  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Banjul       # Gambia
 161  155  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Conakry      # Guinea
 162  156  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Dakar        # Senegal
 163  157  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Freetown     # Sierra Leone
 164  158  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Lome         # Togo
 165  159  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Nouakchott   # Mauritania
 166  160  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Ouagadougou  # Burkina Faso
 167  161  Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Sao_Tome     # São Tomé and Príncipe
 168  162  Link Africa/Abidjan Atlantic/St_Helena  # St Helena
 169  163  
 170  164  # Djibouti
 171  165  # See Africa/Nairobi.
 172  166  
 173  167  ###############################################################################
 174  168  
 175  169  # Egypt
 176  170  
 177  171  # Milne says Cairo used 2:05:08.9, the local mean time of the Abbasizeh
 178  172  # observatory; round to nearest.  Milne also says that the official time for
 179  173  # Egypt was mean noon at the Great Pyramid, 2:04:30.5, but apparently this
 180  174  # did not apply to Cairo, Alexandria, or Port Said.
 181  175  
 182  176  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 183  177  Rule    Egypt   1940    only    -       Jul     15      0:00    1:00    S
 184  178  Rule    Egypt   1940    only    -       Oct      1      0:00    0       -
 185  179  Rule    Egypt   1941    only    -       Apr     15      0:00    1:00    S
 186  180  Rule    Egypt   1941    only    -       Sep     16      0:00    0       -
 187  181  Rule    Egypt   1942    1944    -       Apr      1      0:00    1:00    S
 188  182  Rule    Egypt   1942    only    -       Oct     27      0:00    0       -
 189  183  Rule    Egypt   1943    1945    -       Nov      1      0:00    0       -
 190  184  Rule    Egypt   1945    only    -       Apr     16      0:00    1:00    S
 191  185  Rule    Egypt   1957    only    -       May     10      0:00    1:00    S
 192  186  Rule    Egypt   1957    1958    -       Oct      1      0:00    0       -
 193  187  Rule    Egypt   1958    only    -       May      1      0:00    1:00    S
 194  188  Rule    Egypt   1959    1981    -       May      1      1:00    1:00    S
 195  189  Rule    Egypt   1959    1965    -       Sep     30      3:00    0       -
 196  190  Rule    Egypt   1966    1994    -       Oct      1      3:00    0       -
 197  191  Rule    Egypt   1982    only    -       Jul     25      1:00    1:00    S
 198  192  Rule    Egypt   1983    only    -       Jul     12      1:00    1:00    S
 199  193  Rule    Egypt   1984    1988    -       May      1      1:00    1:00    S
 200  194  Rule    Egypt   1989    only    -       May      6      1:00    1:00    S
 201  195  Rule    Egypt   1990    1994    -       May      1      1:00    1:00    S
 202  196  # IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00.
 203  197  # Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29.
 204  198  
 205  199  # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-04-20):
 206  200  # "...Egypt's interim cabinet decided on Wednesday to cancel daylight
 207  201  # saving time after a poll posted on its website showed the majority of
 208  202  # Egyptians would approve the cancellation."
 209  203  #
 210  204  # Egypt to cancel daylight saving time
 211  205  # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168
 212  206  # or
 213  207  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html
 214  208  Rule    Egypt   1995    2010    -       Apr     lastFri  0:00s  1:00    S
 215  209  Rule    Egypt   1995    2005    -       Sep     lastThu 24:00   0       -
 216  210  # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19):
 217  211  # The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports:
 218  212  # Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday
 219  213  # after observing the daylight saving time since May.
 220  214  # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf
 221  215  Rule    Egypt   2006    only    -       Sep     21      24:00   0       -
 222  216  # From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14):
 223  217  # I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight
 224  218  # saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07.
 225  219  # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:]
 226  220  # http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm
 227  221  # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53
 228  222  # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...:
 229  223  # http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm
 230  224  Rule    Egypt   2007    only    -       Sep     Thu>=1  24:00   0       -
 231  225  # From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06):
 232  226  # Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter
 233  227  # than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each
 234  228  # year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite
 235  229  # hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by
 236  230  # shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently,
 237  231  # unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008.
 238  232  # From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):
 239  233  # For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August.
 240  234  
 241  235  # From Petr Machata (2009-04-06):
 242  236  # The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited):
 243  237  #
 244  238  # > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009
 245  239  # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =
 246  240  # Apr 23
 247  241  # > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200
 248  242  # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC = Fri =
 249  243  # Apr 24
 250  244  # > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800
 251  245  # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =
 252  246  # Aug 27
 253  247  # > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800
 254  248  # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC = Thu =
 255  249  # Aug 27
 256  250  # > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200
 257  251  #
 258  252  # > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59=
 259  253  # :59)
 260  254  # > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/
 261  255  #
 262  256  # timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that.
 263  257  #
 264  258  # [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263
 265  259  # [2] http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53
 266  260  # [3] http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/
 267  261  
 268  262  # From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20):
 269  263  # In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth
 270  264  # Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday
 271  265  # in September.
 272  266  
 273  267  # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11):
 274  268  # We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet
 275  269  # Information and Decision Support Center:
 276  270  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html
 277  271  #
 278  272  # The Middle East News Agency
 279  273  # http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx
 280  274  # also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21"
 281  275  # today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT."
 282  276  # Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service,
 283  277  # and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine
 284  278  # (at least today).
 285  279  
 286  280  # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-07-20):
 287  281  # According to News from Egypt - Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has
 288  282  # decided that Daylight Saving Time will not be used in Egypt during
 289  283  # Ramadan.
 290  284  #
 291  285  # Arabic translation:
 292  286  # "Clocks to go back during Ramadan - and then forward again"
 293  287  # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again
 294  288  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html
 295  289  
 296  290  # From Ahmad El-Dardiry (2014-05-07):
 297  291  # Egypt is to change back to Daylight system on May 15
 298  292  # http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/100735/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-government-to-reapply-daylight-saving-time-.aspx
 299  293  
 300  294  # From Gunther Vermier (2014-05-13):
 301  295  # our Egypt office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" (24:00)
 302  296  
 303  297  # From Imed Chihi (2014-06-04):
 304  298  # We have finally "located" a precise official reference about the DST changes
 305  299  # in Egypt.  The Ministers Cabinet decision is explained at
 306  300  # http://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Media/CabinetMeetingsDetails.aspx?id=347 ...
 307  301  # [T]his (Arabic) site is not accessible outside Egypt, but the page ...
 308  302  # translates into: "With regard to daylight saving time, it is scheduled to
 309  303  # take effect at exactly twelve o'clock this evening, Thursday, 15 MAY 2014,
 310  304  # to be suspended by twelve o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 26 JUN 2014,
 311  305  # and re-established again at the end of the month of Ramadan, at twelve
 312  306  # o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 31 JUL 2014."  This statement has been
 313  307  # reproduced by other (more accessible) sites[, e.g.,]...
 314  308  # http://elgornal.net/news/news.aspx?id=4699258
 315  309  
 316  310  # From Paul Eggert (2014-06-04):
 317  311  # Sarah El Deeb and Lee Keath of AP report that the Egyptian government says
 318  312  # the change is because of blackouts in Cairo, even though Ahram Online (cited
 319  313  # above) says DST had no affect on electricity consumption.  There is
 320  314  # no information about when DST will end this fall.  See:
 321  315  # http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/el-sissi-pushes-egyptians-line-23614833
 322  316  
 323  317  # From Steffen Thorsen (2015-04-08):
 324  318  # Egypt will start DST on midnight after Thursday, April 30, 2015.
 325  319  # This is based on a law (no 35) from May 15, 2014 saying it starts the last
 326  320  # Thursday of April....  Clocks will still be turned back for Ramadan, but
 327  321  # dates not yet announced....
 328  322  # http://almogaz.com/news/weird-news/2015/04/05/1947105 ...
 329  323  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-starts-dst-2015.html
 330  324  
 331  325  # From Ahmed Nazmy (2015-04-20):
 332  326  # Egypt's ministers cabinet just announced ... that it will cancel DST at
 333  327  # least for 2015.
 334  328  #
 335  329  # From Tim Parenti (2015-04-20):
 336  330  # http://english.ahram.org.eg/WriterArticles/NewsContentP/1/128195/Egypt/No-daylight-saving-this-summer-Egypts-prime-minist.aspx
 337  331  # "Egypt's cabinet agreed on Monday not to switch clocks for daylight saving
 338  332  # time this summer, and carry out studies on the possibility of canceling the
 339  333  # practice altogether in future years."
 340  334  #
 341  335  # From Paul Eggert (2015-04-24):
 342  336  # Yesterday the office of Egyptian President El-Sisi announced his
 343  337  # decision to abandon DST permanently.  See Ahram Online 2015-04-24.
 344  338  # http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/128509/Egypt/Politics-/Sisi-cancels-daylight-saving-time-in-Egypt.aspx
 345  339  
 346  340  # From Steffen Thorsen (2016-04-29):
 347  341  # Egypt will have DST from July 7 until the end of October....
 348  342  # http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/204655/Egypt/Daylight-savings-time-returning-to-Egypt-on--July.aspx
 349  343  # From Mina Samuel (2016-07-04):
 350  344  # Egyptian government took the decision to cancel the DST,
 351  345  
 352  346  Rule    Egypt   2008    only    -       Aug     lastThu 24:00   0       -
 353  347  Rule    Egypt   2009    only    -       Aug     20      24:00   0       -
 354  348  Rule    Egypt   2010    only    -       Aug     10      24:00   0       -
 355  349  Rule    Egypt   2010    only    -       Sep      9      24:00   1:00    S
 356  350  Rule    Egypt   2010    only    -       Sep     lastThu 24:00   0       -
 357  351  Rule    Egypt   2014    only    -       May     15      24:00   1:00    S
 358  352  Rule    Egypt   2014    only    -       Jun     26      24:00   0       -
 359  353  Rule    Egypt   2014    only    -       Jul     31      24:00   1:00    S
 360  354  Rule    Egypt   2014    only    -       Sep     lastThu 24:00   0       -
 361  355  
 362  356  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 363  357  Zone    Africa/Cairo    2:05:09 -       LMT     1900 Oct
 364  358                          2:00    Egypt   EE%sT
 365  359  
 366  360  # Equatorial Guinea
 367  361  # See Africa/Lagos.
 368  362  
 369  363  # Eritrea
 370  364  # Ethiopia
 371  365  # See Africa/Nairobi.
 372  366  
 373  367  # Gabon
 374  368  # See Africa/Lagos.
 375  369  
 376  370  # Gambia
 377  371  # See Africa/Abidjan.
 378  372  
 379  373  # Ghana
 380  374  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
  
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 381  375  # Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to "the present";
 382  376  # Shanks & Pottenger say 1936 to 1942;
 383  377  # and September 1 to January 1 is given by:
 384  378  # Scott Keltie J, Epstein M (eds), The Statesman's Year-Book,
 385  379  # 57th ed. Macmillan, London (1920), OCLC 609408015, pp xxviii.
 386  380  # For lack of better info, assume DST was observed from 1920 to 1942.
 387  381  Rule    Ghana   1920    1942    -       Sep      1      0:00    0:20    GHST
 388  382  Rule    Ghana   1920    1942    -       Dec     31      0:00    0       GMT
 389  383  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 390  384  Zone    Africa/Accra    -0:00:52 -      LMT     1918
 391      -                         0:00   Ghana   %s
      385 +                         0:00   Ghana   GMT/+0020
 392  386  
 393  387  # Guinea
 394  388  # See Africa/Abidjan.
 395  389  
 396  390  # Guinea-Bissau
 397  391  #
 398  392  # Shanks gives 1911-05-26 for the transition to WAT,
 399  393  # evidently confusing the date of the Portuguese decree
 400      -# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
      394 +# https://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
 401  395  # with the date that it took effect, namely 1912-01-01.
 402  396  #
 403  397  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 404  398  Zone    Africa/Bissau   -1:02:20 -      LMT     1912 Jan  1
 405      -                        -1:00   -       WAT     1975
      399 +                        -1:00   -       -01     1975
 406  400                           0:00   -       GMT
 407  401  
 408  402  # Kenya
 409  403  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 410  404  Zone    Africa/Nairobi  2:27:16 -       LMT     1928 Jul
 411  405                          3:00    -       EAT     1930
 412      -                        2:30    -       BEAT    1940
 413      -                        2:45    -       BEAUT   1960
      406 +                        2:30    -       +0230   1940
      407 +                        2:45    -       +0245   1960
 414  408                          3:00    -       EAT
 415  409  Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Addis_Ababa   # Ethiopia
 416  410  Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Asmara        # Eritrea
 417  411  Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Dar_es_Salaam # Tanzania
 418  412  Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Djibouti
 419  413  Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Kampala       # Uganda
 420  414  Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Mogadishu     # Somalia
 421  415  Link Africa/Nairobi Indian/Antananarivo  # Madagascar
 422  416  Link Africa/Nairobi Indian/Comoro
 423  417  Link Africa/Nairobi Indian/Mayotte
 424  418  
 425  419  # Lesotho
 426  420  # See Africa/Johannesburg.
 427  421  
 428  422  # Liberia
 429      -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
 430      -# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch
 431      -# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.
 432      -# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.
 433      -# Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan;
 434      -# go with Shanks & Pottenger.
 435      -# For Liberia before 1972, Shanks & Pottenger report -0:44, whereas Howse and
 436      -# Whitman each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure.
      423 +#
      424 +# From Paul Eggert (2017-03-02):
      425 +#
      426 +# The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1970, p 264, is the source for -0:44:30.
      427 +#
      428 +# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch from a UTC offset
      429 +# that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.  The 1972 change was on
      430 +# 1972-01-07, according to an entry dated 1972-01-04 on p 330 of:
      431 +# Presidential Papers: First year of the administration of
      432 +# President William R. Tolbert, Jr., July 23, 1971-July 31, 1972.
      433 +# Monrovia: Executive Mansion.
      434 +#
      435 +# Use the abbreviation "MMT" before 1972, as the more-accurate numeric
      436 +# abbreviation "-004430" would be one byte over the POSIX limit.
      437 +#
 437  438  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 438  439  Zone    Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 -      LMT     1882
 439  440                          -0:43:08 -      MMT     1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time
 440      -                        -0:44:30 -      LRT     1972 May # Liberia Time
      441 +                        -0:44:30 -      MMT     1972 Jan 7 # approximately MMT
 441  442                           0:00   -       GMT
 442  443  
 443  444  ###############################################################################
 444  445  
 445  446  # Libya
 446  447  
 447  448  # From Even Scharning (2012-11-10):
 448  449  # Libya set their time one hour back at 02:00 on Saturday November 10.
 449  450  # http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/11/04/clocks-to-go-back-an-hour-on-saturday/
 450  451  # Here is an official source [in Arabic]: http://ls.ly/fb6Yc
 451  452  #
 452  453  # Steffen Thorsen forwarded a translation (2012-11-10) in
 453  454  # http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2012-November/018451.html
 454  455  #
 455  456  # From Tim Parenti (2012-11-11):
 456  457  # Treat the 2012-11-10 change as a zone change from UTC+2 to UTC+1.
 457  458  # The DST rules planned for 2013 and onward roughly mirror those of Europe
 458  459  # (either two days before them or five days after them, so as to fall on
 459  460  # lastFri instead of lastSun).
 460  461  
 461  462  # From Even Scharning (2013-10-25):
 462  463  # The scheduled end of DST in Libya on Friday, October 25, 2013 was
 463  464  # cancelled yesterday....
 464  465  # http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/10/24/correction-no-time-change-tomorrow/
 465  466  #
 466  467  # From Paul Eggert (2013-10-25):
 467  468  # For now, assume they're reverting to the pre-2012 rules of permanent UT +02.
 468  469  
 469  470  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 470  471  Rule    Libya   1951    only    -       Oct     14      2:00    1:00    S
 471  472  Rule    Libya   1952    only    -       Jan      1      0:00    0       -
 472  473  Rule    Libya   1953    only    -       Oct      9      2:00    1:00    S
 473  474  Rule    Libya   1954    only    -       Jan      1      0:00    0       -
 474  475  Rule    Libya   1955    only    -       Sep     30      0:00    1:00    S
 475  476  Rule    Libya   1956    only    -       Jan      1      0:00    0       -
 476  477  Rule    Libya   1982    1984    -       Apr      1      0:00    1:00    S
 477  478  Rule    Libya   1982    1985    -       Oct      1      0:00    0       -
 478  479  Rule    Libya   1985    only    -       Apr      6      0:00    1:00    S
 479  480  Rule    Libya   1986    only    -       Apr      4      0:00    1:00    S
 480  481  Rule    Libya   1986    only    -       Oct      3      0:00    0       -
 481  482  Rule    Libya   1987    1989    -       Apr      1      0:00    1:00    S
 482  483  Rule    Libya   1987    1989    -       Oct      1      0:00    0       -
 483  484  Rule    Libya   1997    only    -       Apr      4      0:00    1:00    S
 484  485  Rule    Libya   1997    only    -       Oct      4      0:00    0       -
 485  486  Rule    Libya   2013    only    -       Mar     lastFri 1:00    1:00    S
 486  487  Rule    Libya   2013    only    -       Oct     lastFri 2:00    0       -
 487  488  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 488  489  Zone    Africa/Tripoli  0:52:44 -       LMT     1920
 489  490                          1:00    Libya   CE%sT   1959
 490  491                          2:00    -       EET     1982
 491  492                          1:00    Libya   CE%sT   1990 May  4
 492  493  # The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger;
 493  494  # the IATA SSIM data entries contain some obvious errors.
 494  495                          2:00    -       EET     1996 Sep 30
 495  496                          1:00    Libya   CE%sT   1997 Oct  4
 496  497                          2:00    -       EET     2012 Nov 10  2:00
 497  498                          1:00    Libya   CE%sT   2013 Oct 25  2:00
 498  499                          2:00    -       EET
 499  500  
 500  501  # Madagascar
 501  502  # See Africa/Nairobi.
 502  503  
 503  504  # Malawi
 504  505  # See Africa/Maputo.
 505  506  
 506  507  # Mali
 507  508  # Mauritania
 508  509  # See Africa/Abidjan.
 509  510  
 510  511  # Mauritius
 511  512  
 512  513  # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25):
 513  514  # Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial
 514  515  # basis....
 515  516  # It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to
 516  517  # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful....
 517  518  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html
 518  519  
 519  520  # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25):
 520  521  # http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
 521  522  
 522  523  # From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30):
 523  524  # The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A
 524  525  # final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving
 525  526  # would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight.
 526  527  
 527  528  # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):
 528  529  # Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger.
 529  530  
 530  531  # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10):
 531  532  # According to
 532  533  # http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216
 533  534  # (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier
 534  535  # than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31).  The new start
 535  536  # date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time
 536  537  # given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time).
 537  538  #
 538  539  # A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date
 539  540  # to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date,
 540  541  # but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in
 541  542  # USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder
 542  543  # why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which
 543  544  # changes two days later.
 544  545  
 545  546  # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):
 546  547  # Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving
 547  548  # time: Energy conservation?"- No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally
 548  549  # published on Monday, June 30, 2008...
 549  550  #
 550  551  # I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
 551  552  # de l'heure d'été" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26
 552  553  # and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one....
 553  554  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
 554  555  
 555  556  # From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
 556  557  # The Government of Mauritius weblink
 557  558  # http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
 558  559  # Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:
 559  560  #
 560  561  # 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly
 561  562  # of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in
 562  563  # Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of
 563  564  # the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United
 564  565  # States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the
 565  566  # last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on
 566  567  # the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the
 567  568  # year 2008-2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
 568  569  # and end on 29 March 2009.
 569  570  
 570  571  # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07):
 571  572  # THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the
 572  573  # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the
 573  574  # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March.
 574  575  # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf
 575  576  
 576  577  # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05):
 577  578  # According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe
 578  579  # DST the coming summer...
 579  580  #
 580  581  # Some sources, in French:
 581  582  # http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB
 582  583  # http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints-
 583  584  #
 584  585  # Our wrap-up:
 585  586  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html
 586  587  
 587  588  # From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):
 588  589  # The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this:
  
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 589  590  # "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour
 590  591  # at 2am (or 02:00) local time..."
 591  592  
 592  593  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 593  594  Rule Mauritius  1982    only    -       Oct     10      0:00    1:00    S
 594  595  Rule Mauritius  1983    only    -       Mar     21      0:00    0       -
 595  596  Rule Mauritius  2008    only    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    1:00    S
 596  597  Rule Mauritius  2009    only    -       Mar     lastSun 2:00    0       -
 597  598  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 598  599  Zone Indian/Mauritius   3:50:00 -       LMT     1907 # Port Louis
 599      -                        4:00 Mauritius  MU%sT   # Mauritius Time
      600 +                        4:00 Mauritius  +04/+05
 600  601  # Agalega Is, Rodriguez
 601  602  # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
 602  603  
 603  604  # Mayotte
 604  605  # See Africa/Nairobi.
 605  606  
 606  607  # Morocco
 607  608  # See the 'europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta).
 608  609  
 609  610  # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
 610  611  # Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between
 611  612  # 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008.
 612  613  #
 613  614  # "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will
 614  615  # be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to
 615  616  # Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...."
 616  617  #
 617  618  # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html
 618  619  # http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html
 619  620  
 620  621  # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
 621  622  # The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe
 622  623  # Presse:
 623  624  # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view
 624  625  #
 625  626  # Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt.
 626  627  # spokesman.
 627  628  
 628  629  # From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09):
 629  630  # According to this article:
 630  631  # http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html
 631  632  # (and republished here: <http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html>)
 632  633  # the changes occur at midnight:
 633  634  #
 634  635  # Saturday night May 31st at midnight (which in French is to be
 635  636  # interpreted as the night between Saturday and Sunday)
 636  637  # Sunday night the 28th at midnight
 637  638  #
 638  639  # Seeing that the 28th is Monday, I am guessing that she intends to say
 639  640  # the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between Sunday and
 640  641  # Monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive
 641  642  # June 1st to Sept 27th.
 642  643  #
 643  644  # The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree
 644  645  # published on the web.
 645  646  #
 646  647  # It's also confirmed here:
 647  648  # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm
 648  649  # on a government portal as being between June 1st and Sept 27th (not yet
 649  650  # posted in English).
 650  651  #
 651  652  # The following Google query will generate many relevant hits:
 652  653  # http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search
 653  654  
 654  655  # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):
 655  656  # Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31
 656  657  # and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end
 657  658  # of September:
 658  659  #
 659  660  # One article about it (in French):
 660  661  # http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default
 661  662  #
 662  663  # We have some further details posted here:
 663  664  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
 664  665  
 665  666  # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17):
 666  667  # Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according
 667  668  # to many sources, such as
 668  669  # http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html
 669  670  # http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312
 670  671  # (French)
 671  672  #
 672  673  # Our summary:
 673  674  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html
 674  675  
 675  676  # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):
 676  677  # Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre,
 677  678  # Ministère de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics
 678  679  #
 679  680  # Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 June 1967)
 680  681  # concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of
 681  682  # Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be
 682  683  # advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight.
 683  684  #
 684  685  # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf
 685  686  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html
 686  687  
 687  688  # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13):
 688  689  # Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization
 689  690  # of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from
 690  691  # 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08.
 691  692  #
 692  693  # Example:
 693  694  # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html
 694  695  # (French)
 695  696  # Our page:
 696  697  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html
 697  698  
 698  699  # From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30):
 699  700  # ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format)
 700  701  # The 3rd April 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd April 01:00:00
 701  702  # The 31st July 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31st July 00:00:00
 702  703  # ...Official links of change in morocco
 703  704  # The change was broadcast on the FM Radio
 704  705  # I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at
 705  706  # +212.537.71.84.00
 706  707  # http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/
 707  708  # They said that
 708  709  # http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view
 709  710  # is the official publication to look at.
 710  711  # They said that the decision was already taken.
 711  712  #
 712  713  # More articles in the press
 713  714  # http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-leve.html
 714  715  # http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923
 715  716  # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim
 716  717  
 717  718  # From Petr Machata (2011-03-30):
 718  719  # They have it written in English here:
 719  720  # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view
 720  721  #
 721  722  # It says there that "Morocco will resume its standard time on July 31,
 722  723  # 2011 at midnight." Now they don't say whether they mean midnight of
 723  724  # wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has
 724  725  # also been like that in the past.
 725  726  
 726  727  # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09):
 727  728  # According to Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma),
 728  729  # on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale:
 729  730  # Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été
 730  731  # http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9
 731  732  # Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on
 732  733  # the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on
 733  734  # last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012)
 734  735  # except the month of Ramadan.
 735  736  # or (brief)
 736  737  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html
 737  738  
 738  739  # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10):
 739  740  # The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in
 740  741  # effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day;
 741  742  # it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX.
 742  743  # Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about
 743  744  # start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX.
 744  745  
 745  746  # From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16):
 746  747  # Seen Morocco change again:
 747  748  # http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php
 748  749  # "...à partir du dernier dimanche d'avril et non fins mars,
 749  750  # comme annoncé précédemment."
 750  751  
 751  752  # From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17):
 752  753  # The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government:
 753  754  # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French]
 754  755  #
 755  756  # Google translation, lightly edited:
 756  757  # Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT)
 757  758  # Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18,
 758  759  # 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the
 759  760  # Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry
 760  761  # of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return
 761  762  # of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until
 762  763  # Monday, August 20, 2012.  So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from
 763  764  # 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes
 764  765  # August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am.
 765  766  
 766  767  # From Paul Eggert (2013-03-06):
 767  768  # Morocco's daylight-saving transitions due to Ramadan seem to be
 768  769  # announced a bit in advance.  On 2012-07-11 the Moroccan government
 769  770  # announced that year's Ramadan daylight-saving transitions would be
 770  771  # 2012-07-20 and 2012-08-20; see
 771  772  # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288
 772  773  
 773  774  # From Andrew Paprocki (2013-07-02):
 774  775  # Morocco announced that the year's Ramadan daylight-savings
 775  776  # transitions would be 2013-07-07 and 2013-08-10; see:
 776  777  # http://www.maroc.ma/en/news/morocco-suspends-daylight-saving-time-july-7-aug10
 777  778  
 778  779  # From Steffen Thorsen (2013-09-28):
 779  780  # Morocco extends DST by one month, on very short notice, just 1 day
 780  781  # before it was going to end.  There is a new decree (2.13.781) for
 781  782  # this, where DST from now on goes from last Sunday of March at 02:00
 782  783  # to last Sunday of October at 03:00, similar to EU rules.  Official
 783  784  # source (French):
 784  785  # http://www.maroc.gov.ma/fr/actualites/lhoraire-dete-gmt1-maintenu-jusquau-27-octobre-2013
 785  786  # Another source (specifying the time for start and end in the decree):
 786  787  # http://www.lemag.ma/Heure-d-ete-au-Maroc-jusqu-au-27-octobre_a75620.html
 787  788  
 788  789  # From Sebastien Willemijns (2014-03-18):
 789  790  # http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2014/3/18/maroc-heure-dete-avancez-tous-horloges-247891.asp
 790  791  
 791  792  # From Milamber Space Network (2014-06-05):
 792  793  # The Moroccan government has recently announced that the country will return
 793  794  # to standard time at 03:00 on Saturday, June 28, 2014 local time....  DST
 794  795  # will resume again at 02:00 on Saturday, August 2, 2014....
 795  796  # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=586
 796  797  
 797  798  # From Milamber (2015-06-08):
 798  799  # (Google Translation) The hour will thus be delayed 60 minutes
 799  800  # Sunday, June 14 at 3:00, the ministry said in a statement, adding
 800  801  # that the time will be advanced again 60 minutes Sunday, July 19,
 801  802  # 2015 at 2:00.  The move comes under 2.12.126 Decree of 26 Jumada I
 802  803  # 1433 (18 April 2012) and the decision of the Head of Government of
 803  804  # 16 N. 3-29-15 Chaaban 1435 (4 June 2015).
 804  805  # Source (french):
 805  806  # http://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/
 806  807  #
 807  808  # From Milamber (2015-06-09):
 808  809  # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=863
 809  810  #
 810  811  # From Michael Deckers (2015-06-09):
 811  812  # [The gov.ma announcement] would (probably) make the switch on 2015-07-19 go
 812  813  # from 03:00 to 04:00 rather than from 02:00 to 03:00, as in the patch....
 813  814  # I think the patch is correct and the quoted text is wrong; the text in
 814  815  # <http://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/> agrees
 815  816  # with the patch.
 816  817  
 817  818  # From Paul Eggert (2015-06-08):
 818  819  # For now, guess that later spring and fall transitions will use 2015's rules,
 819  820  # and guess that Morocco will switch to standard time at 03:00 the last
 820  821  # Sunday before Ramadan, and back to DST at 02:00 the first Sunday after
 821  822  # Ramadan.  To implement this, transition dates for 2016 through 2037 were
 822  823  # determined by running the following program under GNU Emacs 24.3, with the
 823  824  # results integrated by hand into the table below.
 824  825  # (let ((islamic-year 1437))
 825  826  #   (require 'cal-islam)
 826  827  #   (while (< islamic-year 1460)
 827  828  #     (let ((a (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 9 1 islamic-year)))
 828  829  #           (b (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 10 1 islamic-year)))
 829  830  #           (sunday 0))
 830  831  #       (while (/= sunday (mod (setq a (1- a)) 7)))
 831  832  #       (while (/= sunday (mod b 7))
 832  833  #         (setq b (1+ b)))
 833  834  #       (setq a (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute a))
 834  835  #       (setq b (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute b))
 835  836  #       (insert
 836  837  #        (format
 837  838  #         (concat "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 3:00\t0\t-\n"
 838  839  #                 "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 2:00\t1:00\tS\n")
 839  840  #         (car (cdr (cdr a))) (calendar-month-name (car a) t) (car (cdr a))
 840  841  #         (car (cdr (cdr b))) (calendar-month-name (car b) t) (car (cdr b)))))
 841  842  #     (setq islamic-year (+ 1 islamic-year))))
 842  843  
 843  844  # RULE  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 844  845  
 845  846  Rule    Morocco 1939    only    -       Sep     12       0:00   1:00    S
 846  847  Rule    Morocco 1939    only    -       Nov     19       0:00   0       -
 847  848  Rule    Morocco 1940    only    -       Feb     25       0:00   1:00    S
 848  849  Rule    Morocco 1945    only    -       Nov     18       0:00   0       -
 849  850  Rule    Morocco 1950    only    -       Jun     11       0:00   1:00    S
 850  851  Rule    Morocco 1950    only    -       Oct     29       0:00   0       -
 851  852  Rule    Morocco 1967    only    -       Jun      3      12:00   1:00    S
 852  853  Rule    Morocco 1967    only    -       Oct      1       0:00   0       -
 853  854  Rule    Morocco 1974    only    -       Jun     24       0:00   1:00    S
 854  855  Rule    Morocco 1974    only    -       Sep      1       0:00   0       -
 855  856  Rule    Morocco 1976    1977    -       May      1       0:00   1:00    S
 856  857  Rule    Morocco 1976    only    -       Aug      1       0:00   0       -
 857  858  Rule    Morocco 1977    only    -       Sep     28       0:00   0       -
 858  859  Rule    Morocco 1978    only    -       Jun      1       0:00   1:00    S
 859  860  Rule    Morocco 1978    only    -       Aug      4       0:00   0       -
 860  861  Rule    Morocco 2008    only    -       Jun      1       0:00   1:00    S
 861  862  Rule    Morocco 2008    only    -       Sep      1       0:00   0       -
 862  863  Rule    Morocco 2009    only    -       Jun      1       0:00   1:00    S
 863  864  Rule    Morocco 2009    only    -       Aug     21       0:00   0       -
 864  865  Rule    Morocco 2010    only    -       May      2       0:00   1:00    S
 865  866  Rule    Morocco 2010    only    -       Aug      8       0:00   0       -
 866  867  Rule    Morocco 2011    only    -       Apr      3       0:00   1:00    S
 867  868  Rule    Morocco 2011    only    -       Jul     31       0:00   0       -
 868  869  Rule    Morocco 2012    2013    -       Apr     lastSun  2:00   1:00    S
 869  870  Rule    Morocco 2012    only    -       Jul     20       3:00   0       -
 870  871  Rule    Morocco 2012    only    -       Aug     20       2:00   1:00    S
 871  872  Rule    Morocco 2012    only    -       Sep     30       3:00   0       -
 872  873  Rule    Morocco 2013    only    -       Jul      7       3:00   0       -
 873  874  Rule    Morocco 2013    only    -       Aug     10       2:00   1:00    S
 874  875  Rule    Morocco 2013    max     -       Oct     lastSun  3:00   0       -
 875  876  Rule    Morocco 2014    2021    -       Mar     lastSun  2:00   1:00    S
 876  877  Rule    Morocco 2014    only    -       Jun     28       3:00   0       -
 877  878  Rule    Morocco 2014    only    -       Aug      2       2:00   1:00    S
 878  879  Rule    Morocco 2015    only    -       Jun     14       3:00   0       -
 879  880  Rule    Morocco 2015    only    -       Jul     19       2:00   1:00    S
 880  881  Rule    Morocco 2016    only    -       Jun      5       3:00   0       -
 881  882  Rule    Morocco 2016    only    -       Jul     10       2:00   1:00    S
 882  883  Rule    Morocco 2017    only    -       May     21       3:00   0       -
 883  884  Rule    Morocco 2017    only    -       Jul      2       2:00   1:00    S
 884  885  Rule    Morocco 2018    only    -       May     13       3:00   0       -
 885  886  Rule    Morocco 2018    only    -       Jun     17       2:00   1:00    S
 886  887  Rule    Morocco 2019    only    -       May      5       3:00   0       -
 887  888  Rule    Morocco 2019    only    -       Jun      9       2:00   1:00    S
 888  889  Rule    Morocco 2020    only    -       Apr     19       3:00   0       -
 889  890  Rule    Morocco 2020    only    -       May     24       2:00   1:00    S
 890  891  Rule    Morocco 2021    only    -       Apr     11       3:00   0       -
 891  892  Rule    Morocco 2021    only    -       May     16       2:00   1:00    S
 892  893  Rule    Morocco 2022    only    -       May      8       2:00   1:00    S
 893  894  Rule    Morocco 2023    only    -       Apr     23       2:00   1:00    S
 894  895  Rule    Morocco 2024    only    -       Apr     14       2:00   1:00    S
 895  896  Rule    Morocco 2025    only    -       Apr      6       2:00   1:00    S
 896  897  Rule    Morocco 2026    max     -       Mar     lastSun  2:00   1:00    S
 897  898  Rule    Morocco 2036    only    -       Oct     19       3:00   0       -
 898  899  Rule    Morocco 2037    only    -       Oct      4       3:00   0       -
 899  900  
 900  901  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 901  902  Zone Africa/Casablanca  -0:30:20 -      LMT     1913 Oct 26
 902  903                           0:00   Morocco WE%sT   1984 Mar 16
 903  904                           1:00   -       CET     1986
 904  905                           0:00   Morocco WE%sT
 905  906  
 906  907  # Western Sahara
 907  908  #
  
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 908  909  # From Gwillim Law (2013-10-22):
 909  910  # A correspondent who is usually well informed about time zone matters
 910  911  # ... says that Western Sahara observes daylight saving time, just as
 911  912  # Morocco does.
 912  913  #
 913  914  # From Paul Eggert (2013-10-23):
 914  915  # Assume that this has been true since Western Sahara switched to GMT,
 915  916  # since most of it was then controlled by Morocco.
 916  917  
 917  918  Zone Africa/El_Aaiun    -0:52:48 -      LMT     1934 Jan # El Aaiún
 918      -                        -1:00   -       WAT     1976 Apr 14
      919 +                        -1:00   -       -01     1976 Apr 14
 919  920                           0:00   Morocco WE%sT
 920  921  
 921  922  # Mozambique
 922  923  #
 923  924  # Shanks gives 1903-03-01 for the transition to CAT.
 924  925  # Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree
 925      -# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
      926 +# https://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
 926  927  # merely made it official?
 927  928  #
 928  929  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 929  930  Zone    Africa/Maputo   2:10:20 -       LMT     1903 Mar
 930  931                          2:00    -       CAT
 931  932  Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Blantyre      # Malawi
 932  933  Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Bujumbura     # Burundi
 933  934  Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Gaborone      # Botswana
 934  935  Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Harare        # Zimbabwe
 935  936  Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Kigali        # Rwanda
 936  937  Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Lubumbashi    # E Dem. Rep. of Congo
 937  938  Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Lusaka        # Zambia
 938  939  
 939  940  # Namibia
 940  941  # The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger.
 941  942  # Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA.
  
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 942  943  
 943  944  # From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30):
 944  945  # http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html
 945  946  # While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other
 946  947  # settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there
 947  948  # rises and sets earlier compared to other regions.  Chief of
 948  949  # Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of
 949  950  # the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest
 950  951  # of the country.
 951  952  #
 952      -# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31):
 953      -# Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but
 954      -# we have no details.  In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.
      953 +# From Paul Eggert (2017-02-22):
      954 +# Although the Zambezi Region (formerly known as Caprivi) informally
      955 +# observes Botswana time, we have no details about historical practice.
      956 +# In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.
      957 +# See: Immanuel S. The Namibian. 2017-02-23.
      958 +# http://www.namibian.com.na/51480/read/Time-change-divides-lawmakers
 955  959  
 956  960  # RULE  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 957  961  Rule    Namibia 1994    max     -       Sep     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    S
 958  962  Rule    Namibia 1995    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:00    0       -
 959  963  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 960  964  Zone    Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 -       LMT     1892 Feb 8
 961      -                        1:30    -       SWAT    1903 Mar    # SW Africa Time
      965 +                        1:30    -       +0130   1903 Mar
 962  966                          2:00    -       SAST    1942 Sep 20  2:00
 963  967                          2:00    1:00    SAST    1943 Mar 21  2:00
 964  968                          2:00    -       SAST    1990 Mar 21 # independence
 965  969                          2:00    -       CAT     1994 Apr  3
 966  970                          1:00    Namibia WA%sT
 967  971  
 968  972  # Niger
 969  973  # See Africa/Lagos.
 970  974  
 971  975  # Nigeria
 972  976  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 973  977  Zone    Africa/Lagos    0:13:36 -       LMT     1919 Sep
 974  978                          1:00    -       WAT
 975  979  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Bangui      # Central African Republic
 976  980  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Brazzaville # Rep. of the Congo
 977  981  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Douala      # Cameroon
  
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 978  982  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Kinshasa    # Dem. Rep. of the Congo (west)
 979  983  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Libreville  # Gabon
 980  984  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Luanda      # Angola
 981  985  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Malabo      # Equatorial Guinea
 982  986  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Niamey      # Niger
 983  987  Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Porto-Novo  # Benin
 984  988  
 985  989  # Réunion
 986  990  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 987  991  Zone    Indian/Reunion  3:41:52 -       LMT     1911 Jun # Saint-Denis
 988      -                        4:00    -       RET     # Réunion Time
      992 +                        4:00    -       +04
 989  993  #
 990  994  # Crozet Islands also observes Réunion time; see the 'antarctica' file.
 991  995  #
 992  996  # Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses) administered from Réunion are as follows.
 993  997  # The following information about them is taken from
 994  998  # Îles Éparses (<http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm>, 1997-07-22,
 995  999  # in French; no longer available as of 1999-08-17).
 996 1000  # We have no info about their time zone histories.
 997 1001  #
 998 1002  # Bassas da India - uninhabited
 999 1003  # Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families
1000 1004  # Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958
1001 1005  # Juan de Nova - uninhabited
1002 1006  # Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958
1003 1007  
1004 1008  # Rwanda
1005 1009  # See Africa/Maputo.
1006 1010  
1007 1011  # St Helena
1008 1012  # See Africa/Abidjan.
1009 1013  # The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar:
1010 1014  #       Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA
1011 1015  #       Ascension: on GMT, say the USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA
1012 1016  #       Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously):
  
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1013 1017  #               on GMT, says the CIA
1014 1018  #       Inaccessible, Nightingale: uninhabited
1015 1019  
1016 1020  # São Tomé and Príncipe
1017 1021  # Senegal
1018 1022  # See Africa/Abidjan.
1019 1023  
1020 1024  # Seychelles
1021 1025  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1022 1026  Zone    Indian/Mahe     3:41:48 -       LMT     1906 Jun # Victoria
1023      -                        4:00    -       SCT     # Seychelles Time
     1027 +                        4:00    -       +04
1024 1028  # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30):
1025 1029  # Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the
1026 1030  # Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory
1027 1031  # in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976.  We don't know
1028 1032  # whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now.
1029 1033  # Possibly the islands were uninhabited.
1030 1034  
1031 1035  # Sierra Leone
1032 1036  # See Africa/Abidjan.
1033 1037  
1034 1038  # Somalia
1035 1039  # See Africa/Nairobi.
1036 1040  
1037 1041  # South Africa
1038 1042  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1039 1043  Rule    SA      1942    1943    -       Sep     Sun>=15 2:00    1:00    -
1040 1044  Rule    SA      1943    1944    -       Mar     Sun>=15 2:00    0       -
1041 1045  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1042 1046  Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 -      LMT     1892 Feb 8
1043 1047                          1:30    -       SAST    1903 Mar
1044 1048                          2:00    SA      SAST
1045 1049  Link Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Maseru     # Lesotho
1046 1050  Link Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Mbabane    # Swaziland
1047 1051  #
1048 1052  # Marion and Prince Edward Is
1049 1053  # scientific station since 1947
1050 1054  # no information
1051 1055  
1052 1056  # Sudan
1053 1057  #
1054 1058  # From <http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html>
1055 1059  # Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13),
1056 1060  # also reported by Michaël De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen:
1057 1061  # Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon
1058 1062  # Saturday....  This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for
1059 1063  # Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin.
1060 1064  #
1061 1065  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1062 1066  Rule    Sudan   1970    only    -       May      1      0:00    1:00    S
1063 1067  Rule    Sudan   1970    1985    -       Oct     15      0:00    0       -
1064 1068  Rule    Sudan   1971    only    -       Apr     30      0:00    1:00    S
1065 1069  Rule    Sudan   1972    1985    -       Apr     lastSun 0:00    1:00    S
1066 1070  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1067 1071  Zone    Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 -       LMT     1931
1068 1072                          2:00    Sudan   CA%sT   2000 Jan 15 12:00
1069 1073                          3:00    -       EAT
1070 1074  
1071 1075  # South Sudan
1072 1076  Link Africa/Khartoum Africa/Juba
1073 1077  
1074 1078  # Swaziland
1075 1079  # See Africa/Johannesburg.
1076 1080  
1077 1081  # Tanzania
1078 1082  # See Africa/Nairobi.
1079 1083  
1080 1084  # Togo
1081 1085  # See Africa/Abidjan.
1082 1086  
1083 1087  # Tunisia
1084 1088  
1085 1089  # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30):
1086 1090  # My correspondent, Risto Nykänen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST,
1087 1091  # this time in Tunisia.  According to Yahoo France News
1088 1092  # <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP
1089 1093  # and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by
1090 1094  # one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1.  Henceforth, Tunisian time will be
1091 1095  # UTC+2 instead of UTC+1.  The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next
1092 1096  # Saturday."  (My translation)
1093 1097  #
1094 1098  # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02):
1095 1099  # La Presse, the first national daily newspaper ...
1096 1100  # http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html
1097 1101  # ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30,
1098 1102  # 1h standard time.
1099 1103  #
1100 1104  # From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28):
1101 1105  # The daylight saving time will be the same each year:
1102 1106  # Beginning      : the last Sunday of March at 02:00
1103 1107  # Ending         : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ...
1104 1108  # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50
1105 1109  
1106 1110  # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16):
1107 1111  # According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year.
1108 1112  # (Arabic)
1109 1113  # http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546
1110 1114  # http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp
1111 1115  #
1112 1116  # We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia.
1113 1117  # We have a wrap-up about this on the following page:
1114 1118  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html
1115 1119  
1116 1120  # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):
1117 1121  # Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency
1118 1122  #
1119 1123  # Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn):
1120 1124  #
1121 1125  # (in English)
1122 1126  # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157
1123 1127  #
1124 1128  # (in Arabic)
1125 1129  # http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1
1126 1130  
1127 1131  # From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-18):
1128 1132  # The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is
1129 1133  # due to the fact that the fasting month of Ramadan coincides with the period
1130 1134  # concerned by summer time.  Therefore, the standard time will be kept
1131 1135  # unchanged the whole year long."  So foregoing DST seems to be an exception
1132 1136  # (albeit one that may be repeated in the future).
1133 1137  
1134 1138  # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27):
1135 1139  # According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010
1136 1140  #
1137 1141  # (translation):
1138 1142  # "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on
1139 1143  # Sunday...
1140 1144  # Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also
1141 1145  # coincided with the month of Ramadan..."
1142 1146  #
1143 1147  # (in Arabic)
1144 1148  # http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1
1145 1149  # http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036
1146 1150  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html
1147 1151  
1148 1152  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1149 1153  Rule    Tunisia 1939    only    -       Apr     15      23:00s  1:00    S
1150 1154  Rule    Tunisia 1939    only    -       Nov     18      23:00s  0       -
1151 1155  Rule    Tunisia 1940    only    -       Feb     25      23:00s  1:00    S
1152 1156  Rule    Tunisia 1941    only    -       Oct      6       0:00   0       -
1153 1157  Rule    Tunisia 1942    only    -       Mar      9       0:00   1:00    S
1154 1158  Rule    Tunisia 1942    only    -       Nov      2       3:00   0       -
1155 1159  Rule    Tunisia 1943    only    -       Mar     29       2:00   1:00    S
1156 1160  Rule    Tunisia 1943    only    -       Apr     17       2:00   0       -
1157 1161  Rule    Tunisia 1943    only    -       Apr     25       2:00   1:00    S
1158 1162  Rule    Tunisia 1943    only    -       Oct      4       2:00   0       -
1159 1163  Rule    Tunisia 1944    1945    -       Apr     Mon>=1   2:00   1:00    S
1160 1164  Rule    Tunisia 1944    only    -       Oct      8       0:00   0       -
1161 1165  Rule    Tunisia 1945    only    -       Sep     16       0:00   0       -
1162 1166  Rule    Tunisia 1977    only    -       Apr     30       0:00s  1:00    S
1163 1167  Rule    Tunisia 1977    only    -       Sep     24       0:00s  0       -
1164 1168  Rule    Tunisia 1978    only    -       May      1       0:00s  1:00    S
1165 1169  Rule    Tunisia 1978    only    -       Oct      1       0:00s  0       -
1166 1170  Rule    Tunisia 1988    only    -       Jun      1       0:00s  1:00    S
1167 1171  Rule    Tunisia 1988    1990    -       Sep     lastSun  0:00s  0       -
1168 1172  Rule    Tunisia 1989    only    -       Mar     26       0:00s  1:00    S
1169 1173  Rule    Tunisia 1990    only    -       May      1       0:00s  1:00    S
1170 1174  Rule    Tunisia 2005    only    -       May      1       0:00s  1:00    S
1171 1175  Rule    Tunisia 2005    only    -       Sep     30       1:00s  0       -
1172 1176  Rule    Tunisia 2006    2008    -       Mar     lastSun  2:00s  1:00    S
1173 1177  Rule    Tunisia 2006    2008    -       Oct     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
1174 1178  
1175 1179  # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
1176 1180  # more precise 0:09:21.
1177 1181  # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.
1178 1182  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1179 1183  Zone    Africa/Tunis    0:40:44 -       LMT     1881 May 12
1180 1184                          0:09:21 -       PMT     1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
1181 1185                          1:00    Tunisia CE%sT
1182 1186  
1183 1187  # Uganda
1184 1188  # See Africa/Nairobi.
1185 1189  
1186 1190  # Zambia
1187 1191  # Zimbabwe
1188 1192  # See Africa/Maputo.
  
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