# <pre>


# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of


# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.





# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,


# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to


# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).





# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):


#


# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is


# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),


# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).


#


# Gwillim Law writes that a good source


# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport


# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),


# published semiannually.  Law sent in several helpful summaries


# of the IATA's data after 1990.


#


# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for


# entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards.


#


# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,


# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which


# I found in the UCLA library.


#


# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is


# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).


#


# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT


# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,


# but Mark R V Murray reports that


# `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,


# `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and


# `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for


# the area that includes Nigeria is ``West Africa''.


# He has heard of ``Western Sahara Time'' for +0:00 but can find no reference.


#


# To make things confusing, `WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago;


# I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00,


# and at the time, far west Africa was the only major land area in -1:00.


# This usage is now obsolete, as the last use of -1:00 on the African


# mainland seems to have been 1976 in Western Sahara.


#


# To summarize, the following abbreviations seem to have some currency:


#	-1:00	WAT	West Africa Time (no longer used)


#	 0:00	GMT	Greenwich Mean Time


#	 2:00	CAT	Central Africa Time


#	 2:00	SAST	South Africa Standard Time


# and Murray suggests the following abbreviation:


#	 1:00	WAT	West Africa Time


# I realize that this leads to `WAT' being used for both -1:00 and 1:00


# for times before 1976, but this is the best I can think of


# until we get more information.


#


# I invented the following abbreviations; corrections are welcome!


#	 2:00	WAST	West Africa Summer Time


#	 2:30	BEAT	British East Africa Time (no longer used)


#	 2:45	BEAUT	British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used)


#	 3:00	CAST	Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used)


#	 3:00	SAST	South Africa Summer Time (no longer used)


#	 3:00	EAT	East Africa Time


#	 4:00	EAST	East Africa Summer Time (no longer used)





# Algeria


# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule	Algeria	1916	only	-	Jun	14	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1916	1919	-	Oct	Sun>=1	23:00s	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1917	only	-	Mar	24	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1918	only	-	Mar	 9	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1919	only	-	Mar	 1	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1920	only	-	Feb	14	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1920	only	-	Oct	23	23:00s	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1921	only	-	Mar	14	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1921	only	-	Jun	21	23:00s	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1939	only	-	Sep	11	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1939	only	-	Nov	19	 1:00	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1944	1945	-	Apr	Mon>=1	 2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1944	only	-	Oct	 8	 2:00	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1945	only	-	Sep	16	 1:00	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1971	only	-	Apr	25	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1971	only	-	Sep	26	23:00s	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1977	only	-	May	 6	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1977	only	-	Oct	21	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1978	only	-	Mar	24	 1:00	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1978	only	-	Sep	22	 3:00	0	-


Rule	Algeria	1980	only	-	Apr	25	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Algeria	1980	only	-	Oct	31	 2:00	0	-


# Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's


# more precise 0:09:21.


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Algiers	0:12:12 -	LMT	1891 Mar 15 0:01


			0:09:21	-	PMT	1911 Mar 11    # Paris Mean Time


			0:00	Algeria	WE%sT	1940 Feb 25 2:00


			1:00	Algeria	CE%sT	1946 Oct  7


			0:00	-	WET	1956 Jan 29


			1:00	-	CET	1963 Apr 14


			0:00	Algeria	WE%sT	1977 Oct 21


			1:00	Algeria	CE%sT	1979 Oct 26


			0:00	Algeria	WE%sT	1981 May


			1:00	-	CET





# Angola


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Luanda	0:52:56	-	LMT	1892


			0:52:04	-	AOT	1911 May 26 # Angola Time


			1:00	-	WAT





# Benin


# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934;


# go with Shanks & Pottenger.


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Porto-Novo	0:10:28	-	LMT	1912


			0:00	-	GMT	1934 Feb 26


			1:00	-	WAT





# Botswana


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Gaborone	1:43:40 -	LMT	1885


			2:00	-	CAT	1943 Sep 19 2:00


			2:00	1:00	CAST	1944 Mar 19 2:00


			2:00	-	CAT





# Burkina Faso


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Ouagadougou	-0:06:04 -	LMT	1912


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Burundi


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Bujumbura	1:57:28	-	LMT	1890


			2:00	-	CAT





# Cameroon


# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks & Pottenger.


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Douala	0:38:48	-	LMT	1912


			1:00	-	WAT





# Cape Verde


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 -	LMT	1907			# Praia


			-2:00	-	CVT	1942 Sep


			-2:00	1:00	CVST	1945 Oct 15


			-2:00	-	CVT	1975 Nov 25 2:00


			-1:00	-	CVT





# Central African Republic


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Bangui	1:14:20	-	LMT	1912


			1:00	-	WAT





# Chad


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Ndjamena	1:00:12 -	LMT	1912


			1:00	-	WAT	1979 Oct 14


			1:00	1:00	WAST	1980 Mar  8


			1:00	-	WAT





# Comoros


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Indian/Comoro	2:53:04 -	LMT	1911 Jul   # Moroni, Gran Comoro


			3:00	-	EAT





# Democratic Republic of Congo


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Kinshasa	1:01:12 -	LMT	1897 Nov 9


			1:00	-	WAT


Zone Africa/Lubumbashi	1:49:52 -	LMT	1897 Nov 9


			2:00	-	CAT





# Republic of the Congo


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Brazzaville	1:01:08 -	LMT	1912


			1:00	-	WAT





# Cote D'Ivoire


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Abidjan	-0:16:08 -	LMT	1912


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Djibouti


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Djibouti	2:52:36 -	LMT	1911 Jul


			3:00	-	EAT





###############################################################################





# Egypt





# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule	Egypt	1940	only	-	Jul	15	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1940	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	1941	only	-	Apr	15	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1941	only	-	Sep	16	0:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	1942	1944	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1942	only	-	Oct	27	0:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	1943	1945	-	Nov	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	1945	only	-	Apr	16	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1957	only	-	May	10	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1957	1958	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	1958	only	-	May	 1	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1959	1981	-	May	 1	1:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1959	1965	-	Sep	30	3:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	1966	1994	-	Oct	 1	3:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	1982	only	-	Jul	25	1:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1983	only	-	Jul	12	1:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1984	1988	-	May	 1	1:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1989	only	-	May	 6	1:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1990	1994	-	May	 1	1:00	1:00	S


# IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00.


# Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29.





# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-04-20):


# "...Egypt's interim cabinet decided on Wednesday to cancel daylight


# saving time after a poll posted on its website showed the majority of


# Egyptians would approve the cancellation."


#


# Egypt to cancel daylight saving time


# <a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168">


# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168


# </a>


# or


# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html">


# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html


# </a>


Rule	Egypt	1995	2010	-	Apr	lastFri	 0:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	1995	2005	-	Sep	lastThu	23:00s	0	-


# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19):


# The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports:


# Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday


# after observing the daylight saving time since May.


# http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf


Rule	Egypt	2006	only	-	Sep	21	23:00s	0	-


# From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14):


# I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight


# saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07.


# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:]


# http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm


# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53


# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...:


# http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm


Rule	Egypt	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=1	23:00s	0	-


# From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06):


# Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter


# than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each


# year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite


# hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by


# shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently,


# unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008.


# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):


# For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August.





# From Petr Machata (2009-04-06):


# The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited):


#


# > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009


# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =


# Apr 23


# > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200


# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC = Fri =


# Apr 24


# > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800


# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =


# Aug 27


# > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800


# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo  Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC = Thu =


# Aug 27


# > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200


#


# > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59=


# :59)


# > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/


#


# timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that.


#


# [1] <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263">


# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263


# </a>


# [2] <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53">


# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53


# </a>


# [3] <a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/">


# http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/


# </a>





# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20):


# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth


# Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday


# in September.





# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11):


# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet


# Information and Decision Support Center:


# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html">


# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html


# </a>


#


# The Middle East News Agency


# <a href="http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx">


# http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx


# </a>


# also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21"


# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT."


# Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service,


# and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine


# (at least today).





# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-07-20):


# According to News from Egypt -  Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has


# decided that Daylight Saving Time will not be used in Egypt during


# Ramadan.


#


# Arabic translation:


# "Clocks to go back during Ramadan--and then forward again"


# <a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again">


# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again


# </a>


# or


# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html">


# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html


# </a>





Rule	Egypt	2008	only	-	Aug	lastThu	23:00s	0	-


Rule	Egypt	2009	only	-	Aug	20	23:00s	0	-


Rule	Egypt	2010	only	-	Aug	11	0:00	0	-


Rule	Egypt	2010	only	-	Sep	10	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Egypt	2010	only	-	Sep	lastThu	23:00s	0	-





# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Cairo	2:05:00 -	LMT	1900 Oct


			2:00	Egypt	EE%sT





# Equatorial Guinea


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Malabo	0:35:08 -	LMT	1912


			0:00	-	GMT	1963 Dec 15


			1:00	-	WAT





# Eritrea


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Asmara	2:35:32 -	LMT	1870


			2:35:32	-	AMT	1890	      # Asmara Mean Time


			2:35:20	-	ADMT	1936 May 5    # Adis Dera MT


			3:00	-	EAT





# Ethiopia


# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):


# Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time zones


# between 1870 and 1890, and that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in 1890.


# We'll guess that 38E50 is for Adis Dera.


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa	2:34:48 -	LMT	1870


			2:35:20	-	ADMT	1936 May 5    # Adis Dera MT


			3:00	-	EAT





# Gabon


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Libreville	0:37:48 -	LMT	1912


			1:00	-	WAT





# Gambia


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Banjul	-1:06:36 -	LMT	1912


			-1:06:36 -	BMT	1935	# Banjul Mean Time


			-1:00	-	WAT	1964


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Ghana


# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


# Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to ``the present'';


# go with Shanks & Pottenger.


Rule	Ghana	1936	1942	-	Sep	 1	0:00	0:20	GHST


Rule	Ghana	1936	1942	-	Dec	31	0:00	0	GMT


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Accra	-0:00:52 -	LMT	1918


			 0:00	Ghana	%s





# Guinea


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Conakry	-0:54:52 -	LMT	1912


			 0:00	-	GMT	1934 Feb 26


			-1:00	-	WAT	1960


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Guinea-Bissau


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Bissau	-1:02:20 -	LMT	1911 May 26


			-1:00	-	WAT	1975


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Kenya


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Nairobi	2:27:16	-	LMT	1928 Jul


			3:00	-	EAT	1930


			2:30	-	BEAT	1940


			2:45	-	BEAUT	1960


			3:00	-	EAT





# Lesotho


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Maseru	1:50:00 -	LMT	1903 Mar


			2:00	-	SAST	1943 Sep 19 2:00


			2:00	1:00	SAST	1944 Mar 19 2:00


			2:00	-	SAST





# Liberia


# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):


# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch


# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.


# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.


# Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan;


# go with Shanks & Pottenger.


# For Liberia before 1972, Shanks & Pottenger report -0:44, whereas Howse and


# Whitman each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure.


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Monrovia	-0:43:08 -	LMT	1882


			-0:43:08 -	MMT	1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time


			-0:44:30 -	LRT	1972 May # Liberia Time


			 0:00	-	GMT





###############################################################################





# Libya





# From Even Scharning (2012-11-10):


# Libya set their time one hour back at 02:00 on Saturday November 10.


# http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/11/04/clocks-to-go-back-an-hour-on-saturday/


# Here is an official source [in Arabic]: http://ls.ly/fb6Yc


#


# Steffen Thorsen forwarded a translation (2012-11-10) in


# http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2012-November/018451.html


#


# From Tim Parenti (2012-11-11):


# Treat the 2012-11-10 change as a zone change from UTC+2 to UTC+1.


# The DST rules planned for 2013 and onward roughly mirror those of Europe


# (either two days before them or five days after them, so as to fall on


# lastFri instead of lastSun).





# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule	Libya	1951	only	-	Oct	14	2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1952	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Libya	1953	only	-	Oct	 9	2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1954	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Libya	1955	only	-	Sep	30	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1956	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Libya	1982	1984	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1982	1985	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Libya	1985	only	-	Apr	 6	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1986	only	-	Apr	 4	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1986	only	-	Oct	 3	0:00	0	-


Rule	Libya	1987	1989	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1987	1989	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-


Rule	Libya	1997	only	-	Apr	 4	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	1997	only	-	Oct	 4	0:00	0	-


Rule	Libya	2013	max	-	Mar	lastFri	1:00	1:00	S


Rule	Libya	2013	max	-	Oct	lastFri	2:00	0	-


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Tripoli	0:52:44 -	LMT	1920


			1:00	Libya	CE%sT	1959


			2:00	-	EET	1982


			1:00	Libya	CE%sT	1990 May  4


# The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger;


# the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors.


			2:00	-	EET	1996 Sep 30


			1:00	Libya	CE%sT	1997 Oct  4


			2:00	-	EET	2012 Nov 10 2:00


			1:00	Libya	CE%sT





# Madagascar


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 -	LMT	1911 Jul


			3:00	-	EAT	1954 Feb 27 23:00s


			3:00	1:00	EAST	1954 May 29 23:00s


			3:00	-	EAT





# Malawi


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Blantyre	2:20:00 -	LMT	1903 Mar


			2:00	-	CAT





# Mali


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Bamako	-0:32:00 -	LMT	1912


			 0:00	-	GMT	1934 Feb 26


			-1:00	-	WAT	1960 Jun 20


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Mauritania


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Nouakchott	-1:03:48 -	LMT	1912


			 0:00	-	GMT	1934 Feb 26


			-1:00	-	WAT	1960 Nov 28


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Mauritius





# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25):


# Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial


# basis....


# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to


# 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful....


# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html





# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25):


# http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD





# From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30):


# The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A


# final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving


# would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight.





# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):


# Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger.





# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10):


# According to


# <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216">


# http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216


# </a>


# (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier


# than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31).  The new start


# date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time


# given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time).


#


# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date


# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date,


# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in


# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder


# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which


# changes two days later.





# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):


# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving


# time:  Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally


# published on Monday, June 30, 2008...


#


# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction


# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26


# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.


# ...


# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html">


# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html


# </a>





# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):


# The Government of Mauritius weblink


# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD">


# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD


# </a>


# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:


#


# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly


# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in


# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of


# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United


# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the


# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on


# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the


# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008


# and end on 29 March 2009.





# From Ed Maste (2008-10-07):


# THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the


# beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the


# morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March.


# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf">


# http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf


# </a>





# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05):


# According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe


# DST the coming summer...


#


# Some sources, in French:


# <a href="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">


# 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


# </a>


# <a href="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-">


# 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-


# </a>


#


# Our wrap-up:


# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html">


# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html


# </a>





# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):


# The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this:


# "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour


# at 2am (or 02:00) local time..."





# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule Mauritius	1982	only	-	Oct	10	0:00	1:00	S


Rule Mauritius	1983	only	-	Mar	21	0:00	0	-


Rule Mauritius	2008	only	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	1:00	S


Rule Mauritius	2009	only	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	0	-


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Indian/Mauritius	3:50:00 -	LMT	1907		# Port Louis


			4:00 Mauritius	MU%sT	# Mauritius Time


# Agalega Is, Rodriguez


# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius





# Mayotte


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Indian/Mayotte	3:00:56 -	LMT	1911 Jul	# Mamoutzou


			3:00	-	EAT





# Morocco


# See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta).





# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):


# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between


# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008.


#


# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will


# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to


# Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...."


#


# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html">


# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html


# </a>


# OR


# <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html">


# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html


# </a>





# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):


# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse:


# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view">


# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view


# </a>


#


# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt.


# spokesman.





# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09):


# According to this article:


# <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html">


# http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html


# </a>


# (and republished here:


# <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html">


# http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html


# </a>


# )


# the changes occurs at midnight:


#


# saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be


# intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday)


# sunday night the 28th  at midnight


#


# Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say


# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and


# monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive


# june1st to sept 27th.


#


# The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree


# published on the web.


#


# It's also confirmed here:


# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm">


# http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm


# </a>


# on a government portal as being  between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet


# posted in english).


#


# The following google query will generate many relevant hits:


# <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search">


# http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search


# </a>





# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):


# Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow


# Morocco DST changes?  Any information?  What about other part of


# Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named


# SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)?





# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):


# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.





# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):


# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31


# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end


# of September:


#


# One article about it (in French):


# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default">


# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default


# </a>


#


# We have some further details posted here:


# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html">


# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html


# </a>





# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17):


# Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according


# to many sources, such as


# <a href="http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html">


# http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html


# </a>


# <a href="http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312">


# http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312


# </a>


# (French)


#


# Our summary:


# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html">


# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html


# </a>





# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):


# Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre,


# Ministere de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics


#


# Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 june 1967)


# concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of


# Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be


# advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight.


#


# <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf">


# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf


# </a>


#


# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html">


# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html


# </a>





# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13):


# Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization


# of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from


# 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08.


#


# Example:


# <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html">


# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html


# </a>


# (French)


# Our page:


# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html">


# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html


# </a>





# From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30):


# ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format)


# The 3rd april 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd april 1:00:00


# The 31th july 2011 at 00:59:59,  [it] will be 31th July 00:00:00


# ...Official links of change in morocco


# The change was broadcast on the FM Radio


# I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at


# +212.537.71.84.00


# <a href="http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/">


# http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/


# </a>


# They said that


# <a href="http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view">


# http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view


# </a>


# is the official publication to look at.


# They said that the decision was already taken.


#


# More articles in the press


# <a href="http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev">


# http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev


# </a>


# e.html


# <a href="http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923">


# http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923


# </a>


# <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim">


# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim


# anche-prochain-5538.html


# </a>





# From Petr Machata (2011-03-30):


# They have it written in English here:


# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view">


# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view


# </a>


#


# It says there that "Morocco will resume its standard time on July 31,


# 2011 at midnight." Now they don't say whether they mean midnight of


# wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has


# also been like that in the past.





# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09):


# According to Infom&eacute;diaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma),


# on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure l&eacute;gale:


# Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'&eacute;t&eacute;


# <a href="http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9">


# http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9


# </a>


# Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on


# the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on


# last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012)


# except the month of Ramadan.


# or (brief)


# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html">


# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html


# </a>





# From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10):


# The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in


# effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day;


# it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX.


# Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about


# start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX.





# From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16):


# Seen Morocco change again:


# <a href="http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php">


# http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php


# </a>


# "...&agrave; partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars,


# comme annonc&eacute; pr&eacute;c&eacute;demment."





# From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17):


# The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government:


# <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288">


# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French]


# </a>


#


# Google translation, lightly edited:


# Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT)


# Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18,


# 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the


# Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry


# of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return


# of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until


# Monday, August 20, 2012.  So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from


# 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes


# August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am.





# RULE	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S





Rule	Morocco	1939	only	-	Sep	12	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	1939	only	-	Nov	19	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	1940	only	-	Feb	25	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	1945	only	-	Nov	18	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	1950	only	-	Jun	11	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	1950	only	-	Oct	29	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	1967	only	-	Jun	 3	12:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	1967	only	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	1974	only	-	Jun	24	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	1974	only	-	Sep	 1	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	1976	1977	-	May	 1	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	1976	only	-	Aug	 1	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	1977	only	-	Sep	28	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Aug	 4	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Sep	 1	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	2009	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	2009	only	-	Aug	 21	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	2010	only	-	May	 2	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	2010	only	-	Aug	 8	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	2011	only	-	Apr	 3	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	2011	only	-	Jul	 31	 0	0	-


Rule	Morocco	2012	max	-	Apr	 lastSun 2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Morocco	2012	max	-	Sep	 lastSun 3:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	2012	only	-	Jul	 20	 3:00	0	-


Rule	Morocco	2012	only	-	Aug	 20	 2:00	1:00	S





# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Casablanca	-0:30:20 -	LMT	1913 Oct 26


			 0:00	Morocco	WE%sT	1984 Mar 16


			 1:00	-	CET	1986


			 0:00	Morocco	WE%sT


# Western Sahara


Zone Africa/El_Aaiun	-0:52:48 -	LMT	1934 Jan


			-1:00	-	WAT	1976 Apr 14


			 0:00	-	WET





# Mozambique


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Maputo	2:10:20 -	LMT	1903 Mar


			2:00	-	CAT





# Namibia


# The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger.


# Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA.





# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30) in


# <http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html>:


# While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other


# settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there


# rises and sets earlier compared to other regions.  Chief of


# Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of


# the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest


# of the country.


#


# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31):


# Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but


# we have no details.  In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.





# RULE	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule	Namibia	1994	max	-	Sep	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Namibia	1995	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	0	-


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Windhoek	1:08:24 -	LMT	1892 Feb 8


			1:30	-	SWAT	1903 Mar	# SW Africa Time


			2:00	-	SAST	1942 Sep 20 2:00


			2:00	1:00	SAST	1943 Mar 21 2:00


			2:00	-	SAST	1990 Mar 21 # independence


			2:00	-	CAT	1994 Apr  3


			1:00	Namibia	WA%sT





# Niger


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Niamey	 0:08:28 -	LMT	1912


			-1:00	-	WAT	1934 Feb 26


			 0:00	-	GMT	1960


			 1:00	-	WAT





# Nigeria


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Lagos	0:13:36 -	LMT	1919 Sep


			1:00	-	WAT





# Reunion


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Indian/Reunion	3:41:52 -	LMT	1911 Jun	# Saint-Denis


			4:00	-	RET	# Reunion Time


#


# Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses) administered from Reunion are as follows.


# The following information about them is taken from


# Iles Eparses (www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm, 1997-07-22, in French;


# no longer available as of 1999-08-17).


# We have no info about their time zone histories.


#


# Bassas da India - uninhabited


# Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families


# Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958


# Juan de Nova - uninhabited


# Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958





# Rwanda


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Kigali	2:00:16 -	LMT	1935 Jun


			2:00	-	CAT





# St Helena


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Atlantic/St_Helena	-0:22:48 -	LMT	1890		# Jamestown


			-0:22:48 -	JMT	1951	# Jamestown Mean Time


			 0:00	-	GMT


# The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar:


#	Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA


#	Ascension: on GMT, says usno1995 and the CIA


#	Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously):


#		on GMT, says the CIA


#	Inaccessible, Nightingale: no information, but probably GMT





# Sao Tome and Principe


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Sao_Tome	 0:26:56 -	LMT	1884


			-0:36:32 -	LMT	1912	# Lisbon Mean Time


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Senegal


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Dakar	-1:09:44 -	LMT	1912


			-1:00	-	WAT	1941 Jun


			 0:00	-	GMT





# Seychelles


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Indian/Mahe	3:41:48 -	LMT	1906 Jun	# Victoria


			4:00	-	SCT	# Seychelles Time


# From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30):


# Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the


# Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory


# in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976.  We don't know


# whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now.


# Possibly the islands were uninhabited.





# Sierra Leone


# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


# Whitman gives Mar 31 - Aug 31 for 1931 on; go with Shanks & Pottenger.


Rule	SL	1935	1942	-	Jun	 1	0:00	0:40	SLST


Rule	SL	1935	1942	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	WAT


Rule	SL	1957	1962	-	Jun	 1	0:00	1:00	SLST


Rule	SL	1957	1962	-	Sep	 1	0:00	0	GMT


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Freetown	-0:53:00 -	LMT	1882


			-0:53:00 -	FMT	1913 Jun # Freetown Mean Time


			-1:00	SL	%s	1957


			 0:00	SL	%s





# Somalia


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Mogadishu	3:01:28 -	LMT	1893 Nov


			3:00	-	EAT	1931


			2:30	-	BEAT	1957


			3:00	-	EAT





# South Africa


# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule	SA	1942	1943	-	Sep	Sun>=15	2:00	1:00	-


Rule	SA	1943	1944	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00	0	-


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 -	LMT	1892 Feb 8


			1:30	-	SAST	1903 Mar


			2:00	SA	SAST


# Marion and Prince Edward Is


# scientific station since 1947


# no information





# Sudan


#


# From <a href="http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html">


# Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13)


# </a>, also reported by Michael De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen:


# Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon


# Saturday....  This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for


# Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin.


#


# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule	Sudan	1970	only	-	May	 1	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Sudan	1970	1985	-	Oct	15	0:00	0	-


Rule	Sudan	1971	only	-	Apr	30	0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Sudan	1972	1985	-	Apr	lastSun	0:00	1:00	S


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Khartoum	2:10:08 -	LMT	1931


			2:00	Sudan	CA%sT	2000 Jan 15 12:00


			3:00	-	EAT





# South Sudan


Zone	Africa/Juba	2:06:24 -	LMT	1931


			2:00	Sudan	CA%sT	2000 Jan 15 12:00


			3:00	-	EAT





# Swaziland


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Mbabane	2:04:24 -	LMT	1903 Mar


			2:00	-	SAST





# Tanzania


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 -	LMT	1931


			3:00	-	EAT	1948


			2:45	-	BEAUT	1961


			3:00	-	EAT





# Togo


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Lome	0:04:52 -	LMT	1893


			0:00	-	GMT





# Tunisia





# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30):


# My correspondent, Risto Nykanen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST,


# this time in Tunisia.  According to Yahoo France News


# <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP


# and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by


# one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1.  Henceforth, Tunisian time will be


# UTC+2 instead of UTC+1.  The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next


# Saturday."  (My translation)


#


# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02):


# LaPresse, the first national daily newspaper ...


# <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html>


# ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30,


# 1h standard time.


#


# From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28):


# The daylight saving time will be the same each year:


# Beginning      : the last Sunday of March at 02:00


# Ending         : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ...


# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50





# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16):


# According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year.


# (Arabic)


# <a href="http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546">


# http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546


# </a>


# <a href="http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp">


# http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp


# </a>


#


# We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia.


# We have a wrap-up about this on the following page:


# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html">


# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html


# </a>





# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):


# Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency


#


# Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn):


#


# (in English)


# <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157">


# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157


# </a>


#


# (in Arabic)


# <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1">


# http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1


# </a>





# From Arthur David Olson (2009--3-18):


# The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is due to the fact


# that the fasting month of ramadan coincides with the period concerned by summer time.


# Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long."


# So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the  future).





# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27):


# According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010


#


# (translation):


# "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on


# Sunday...


# Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also


# coincided with the month of Ramadan..."


#


# (in Arabic)


# <a href="http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1">


# http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1


# <a href="http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036">


# http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036


# or


# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html">


# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html





# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S


Rule	Tunisia	1939	only	-	Apr	15	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1939	only	-	Nov	18	23:00s	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1940	only	-	Feb	25	23:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1941	only	-	Oct	 6	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1942	only	-	Mar	 9	 0:00	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1942	only	-	Nov	 2	 3:00	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1943	only	-	Mar	29	 2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1943	only	-	Apr	17	 2:00	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1943	only	-	Apr	25	 2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1943	only	-	Oct	 4	 2:00	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1944	1945	-	Apr	Mon>=1	 2:00	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1944	only	-	Oct	 8	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1945	only	-	Sep	16	 0:00	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1977	only	-	Apr	30	 0:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1977	only	-	Sep	24	 0:00s	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1978	only	-	May	 1	 0:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1978	only	-	Oct	 1	 0:00s	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1988	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1988	1990	-	Sep	lastSun	 0:00s	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	1989	only	-	Mar	26	 0:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	1990	only	-	May	 1	 0:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	2005	only	-	May	 1	 0:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	2005	only	-	Sep	30	 1:00s	0	-


Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S


Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-





# Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's


# more precise 0:09:21.


# Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Tunis	0:40:44 -	LMT	1881 May 12


			0:09:21	-	PMT	1911 Mar 11    # Paris Mean Time


			1:00	Tunisia	CE%sT





# Uganda


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Kampala	2:09:40 -	LMT	1928 Jul


			3:00	-	EAT	1930


			2:30	-	BEAT	1948


			2:45	-	BEAUT	1957


			3:00	-	EAT





# Zambia


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Lusaka	1:53:08 -	LMT	1903 Mar


			2:00	-	CAT





# Zimbabwe


# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]


Zone	Africa/Harare	2:04:12 -	LMT	1903 Mar


			2:00	-	CAT


