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1 # @(#)africa 8.5 |
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2 # <pre> |
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3 |
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4 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, |
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5 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to |
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6 # tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). |
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7 |
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8 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
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9 # |
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10 # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is |
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11 # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), |
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12 # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). |
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13 # |
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14 # Gwillim Law writes that a good source |
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15 # for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport |
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16 # Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), |
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17 # published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries |
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18 # of the IATA's data after 1990. |
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19 # |
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20 # Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for |
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21 # entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards. |
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22 # |
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23 # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, |
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24 # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which |
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25 # I found in the UCLA library. |
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26 # |
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27 # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is |
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28 # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). |
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29 # |
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30 # Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT |
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31 # for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively, |
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32 # but Mark R V Murray reports that |
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33 # `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa, |
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34 # `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and |
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35 # `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for |
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36 # the area that includes Nigeria is ``West Africa''. |
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37 # He has heard of ``Western Sahara Time'' for +0:00 but can find no reference. |
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38 # |
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39 # To make things confusing, `WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago; |
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40 # I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00, |
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41 # and at the time, far west Africa was the only major land area in -1:00. |
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42 # This usage is now obsolete, as the last use of -1:00 on the African |
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43 # mainland seems to have been 1976 in Western Sahara. |
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44 # |
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45 # To summarize, the following abbreviations seem to have some currency: |
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46 # -1:00 WAT West Africa Time (no longer used) |
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47 # 0:00 GMT Greenwich Mean Time |
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48 # 2:00 CAT Central Africa Time |
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49 # 2:00 SAST South Africa Standard Time |
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50 # and Murray suggests the following abbreviation: |
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51 # 1:00 WAT West Africa Time |
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52 # I realize that this leads to `WAT' being used for both -1:00 and 1:00 |
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53 # for times before 1976, but this is the best I can think of |
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54 # until we get more information. |
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55 # |
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56 # I invented the following abbreviations; corrections are welcome! |
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57 # 2:00 WAST West Africa Summer Time |
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58 # 2:30 BEAT British East Africa Time (no longer used) |
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59 # 2:44:45 BEAUT British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used) |
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60 # 3:00 CAST Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
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61 # 3:00 SAST South Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
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62 # 3:00 EAT East Africa Time |
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63 # 4:00 EAST East Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
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64 |
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65 # Algeria |
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66 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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67 Rule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
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68 Rule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 - |
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69 Rule Algeria 1917 only - Mar 24 23:00s 1:00 S |
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70 Rule Algeria 1918 only - Mar 9 23:00s 1:00 S |
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71 Rule Algeria 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 S |
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72 Rule Algeria 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
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73 Rule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 - |
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74 Rule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
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75 Rule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 - |
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76 Rule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 S |
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77 Rule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 - |
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78 Rule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
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79 Rule Algeria 1944 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - |
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80 Rule Algeria 1945 only - Sep 16 1:00 0 - |
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81 Rule Algeria 1971 only - Apr 25 23:00s 1:00 S |
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82 Rule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 - |
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83 Rule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 S |
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84 Rule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - |
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85 Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S |
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86 Rule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 - |
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87 Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S |
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88 Rule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - |
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89 # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's |
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90 # more precise 0:09:21. |
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91 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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92 Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 |
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93 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time |
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94 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 |
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95 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7 |
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96 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29 |
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97 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14 |
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98 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21 |
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99 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26 |
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100 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May |
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101 1:00 - CET |
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102 |
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103 # Angola |
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104 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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105 Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 1892 |
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106 0:52:04 - AOT 1911 May 26 # Angola Time |
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107 1:00 - WAT |
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108 |
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109 # Benin |
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110 # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934; |
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111 # go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
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112 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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113 Zone Africa/Porto-Novo 0:10:28 - LMT 1912 |
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114 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
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115 1:00 - WAT |
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116 |
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117 # Botswana |
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118 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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119 Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885 |
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120 2:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:00 |
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121 2:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 |
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122 2:00 - CAT |
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123 |
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124 # Burkina Faso |
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125 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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126 Zone Africa/Ouagadougou -0:06:04 - LMT 1912 |
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127 0:00 - GMT |
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128 |
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129 # Burundi |
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130 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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131 Zone Africa/Bujumbura 1:57:28 - LMT 1890 |
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132 2:00 - CAT |
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133 |
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134 # Cameroon |
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135 # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
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136 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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137 Zone Africa/Douala 0:38:48 - LMT 1912 |
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138 1:00 - WAT |
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139 |
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140 # Cape Verde |
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141 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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142 Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia |
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143 -2:00 - CVT 1942 Sep |
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144 -2:00 1:00 CVST 1945 Oct 15 |
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145 -2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00 |
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146 -1:00 - CVT |
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147 |
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148 # Central African Republic |
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149 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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150 Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912 |
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151 1:00 - WAT |
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152 |
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153 # Chad |
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154 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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155 Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 |
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156 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14 |
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157 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8 |
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158 1:00 - WAT |
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159 |
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160 # Comoros |
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161 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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162 Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro |
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163 3:00 - EAT |
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164 |
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165 # Democratic Republic of Congo |
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166 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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167 Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 |
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168 1:00 - WAT |
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169 Zone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 |
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170 2:00 - CAT |
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171 |
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172 # Republic of the Congo |
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173 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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174 Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 1912 |
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175 1:00 - WAT |
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176 |
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177 # Cote D'Ivoire |
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178 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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179 Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912 |
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180 0:00 - GMT |
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181 |
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182 # Djibouti |
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183 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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184 Zone Africa/Djibouti 2:52:36 - LMT 1911 Jul |
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185 3:00 - EAT |
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186 |
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187 ############################################################################### |
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188 |
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189 # Egypt |
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190 |
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191 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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192 Rule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 S |
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193 Rule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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194 Rule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S |
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195 Rule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - |
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196 Rule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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197 Rule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 - |
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198 Rule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 - |
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199 Rule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S |
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200 Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S |
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201 Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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202 Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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203 Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S |
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204 Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - |
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205 Rule Egypt 1966 1994 - Oct 1 3:00 0 - |
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206 Rule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S |
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207 Rule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S |
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208 Rule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S |
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209 Rule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S |
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210 Rule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S |
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211 # IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00. |
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212 # Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29. |
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213 Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S |
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214 Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - |
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215 # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19): |
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216 # The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports: |
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217 # Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday |
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218 # after observing the daylight saving time since May. |
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219 # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf |
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220 Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 23:00s 0 - |
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221 Rule Egypt 2007 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - |
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222 |
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223 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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224 Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct |
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225 2:00 Egypt EE%sT |
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226 |
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227 # Equatorial Guinea |
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228 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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229 Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912 |
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230 0:00 - GMT 1963 Dec 15 |
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231 1:00 - WAT |
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232 |
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233 # Eritrea |
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234 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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235 Zone Africa/Asmera 2:35:32 - LMT 1870 |
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236 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmera Mean Time |
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237 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT |
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238 3:00 - EAT |
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239 |
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240 # Ethiopia |
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241 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
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242 # Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time zones |
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243 # between 1870 and 1890, and that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in 1890. |
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244 # We'll guess that 38E50 is for Adis Dera. |
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245 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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246 Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870 |
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247 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT |
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248 3:00 - EAT |
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249 |
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250 # Gabon |
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251 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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252 Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 1912 |
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253 1:00 - WAT |
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254 |
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255 # Gambia |
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256 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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257 Zone Africa/Banjul -1:06:36 - LMT 1912 |
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258 -1:06:36 - BMT 1935 # Banjul Mean Time |
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259 -1:00 - WAT 1964 |
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260 0:00 - GMT |
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261 |
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262 # Ghana |
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263 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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264 # Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to ``the present''; |
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265 # go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
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266 Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Sep 1 0:00 0:20 GHST |
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267 Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 GMT |
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268 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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269 Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918 |
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270 0:00 Ghana %s |
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271 |
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272 # Guinea |
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273 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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274 Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 1912 |
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275 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
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276 -1:00 - WAT 1960 |
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277 0:00 - GMT |
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278 |
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279 # Guinea-Bissau |
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280 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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281 Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26 |
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282 -1:00 - WAT 1975 |
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283 0:00 - GMT |
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284 |
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285 # Kenya |
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286 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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287 Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul |
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288 3:00 - EAT 1930 |
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289 2:30 - BEAT 1940 |
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290 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1960 |
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291 3:00 - EAT |
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292 |
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293 # Lesotho |
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294 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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295 Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar |
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296 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00 |
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297 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 |
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298 2:00 - SAST |
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299 |
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300 # Liberia |
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301 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
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302 # In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch |
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303 # from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes. |
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304 # Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday. |
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305 # Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan; |
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306 # go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
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307 # For Liberia before 1972, Shanks & Pottenger report -0:44, whereas Howse and |
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308 # Whitman each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure. |
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309 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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310 Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882 |
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311 -0:43:08 - MMT 1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time |
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312 -0:44:30 - LRT 1972 May # Liberia Time |
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313 0:00 - GMT |
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314 |
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315 ############################################################################### |
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316 |
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317 # Libya |
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318 |
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319 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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320 Rule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 S |
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321 Rule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
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322 Rule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S |
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323 Rule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
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324 Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S |
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325 Rule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
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326 Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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327 Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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328 Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S |
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329 Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S |
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330 Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - |
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331 Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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332 Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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333 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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334 Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920 |
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335 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959 |
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336 2:00 - EET 1982 |
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337 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4 |
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338 # The following entries are from Shanks & Pottenger; |
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339 # the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors. |
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340 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30 |
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341 1:00 - CET 1997 Apr 4 |
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342 1:00 1:00 CEST 1997 Oct 4 |
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343 2:00 - EET |
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344 |
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345 # Madagascar |
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346 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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347 Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul |
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348 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s |
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349 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s |
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350 3:00 - EAT |
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351 |
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352 # Malawi |
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353 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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354 Zone Africa/Blantyre 2:20:00 - LMT 1903 Mar |
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355 2:00 - CAT |
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356 |
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357 # Mali |
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358 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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359 Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912 |
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360 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
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361 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20 |
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362 0:00 - GMT |
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363 |
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364 # Mauritania |
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365 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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366 Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912 |
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367 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
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368 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 28 |
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369 0:00 - GMT |
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370 |
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371 # Mauritius |
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372 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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373 Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis |
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374 4:00 - MUT # Mauritius Time |
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375 # Agalega Is, Rodriguez |
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376 # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius |
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377 |
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378 # Mayotte |
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379 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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380 Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou |
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381 3:00 - EAT |
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382 |
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383 # Morocco |
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384 # See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). |
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385 # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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386 Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S |
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387 Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - |
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388 Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S |
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389 Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 - |
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390 Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S |
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391 Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 - |
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392 Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S |
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393 Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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394 Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 S |
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395 Rule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - |
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396 Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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397 Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - |
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398 Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - |
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399 Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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400 Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - |
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401 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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402 Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 |
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403 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 |
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404 1:00 - CET 1986 |
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405 0:00 - WET |
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406 # Western Sahara |
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407 Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan |
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408 -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14 |
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409 0:00 - WET |
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410 |
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411 # Mozambique |
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412 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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413 Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar |
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414 2:00 - CAT |
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415 |
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416 # Namibia |
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417 # The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger. |
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418 # Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA. |
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419 # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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420 Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
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421 Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - |
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422 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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423 Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 |
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424 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time |
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425 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 |
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426 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 |
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427 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence |
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428 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3 |
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429 1:00 Namibia WA%sT |
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430 |
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431 # Niger |
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432 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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433 Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912 |
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434 -1:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26 |
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435 0:00 - GMT 1960 |
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436 1:00 - WAT |
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437 |
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438 # Nigeria |
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439 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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440 Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep |
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441 1:00 - WAT |
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442 |
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443 # Reunion |
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444 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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445 Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis |
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446 4:00 - RET # Reunion Time |
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447 # |
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448 # Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses) administered from Reunion are as follows. |
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449 # The following information about them is taken from |
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450 # Iles Eparses (www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm, 1997-07-22, in French; |
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451 # no longer available as of 1999-08-17). |
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452 # We have no info about their time zone histories. |
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453 # |
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454 # Bassas da India - uninhabited |
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455 # Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families |
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456 # Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958 |
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457 # Juan de Nova - uninhabited |
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458 # Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958 |
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459 |
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460 # Rwanda |
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461 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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462 Zone Africa/Kigali 2:00:16 - LMT 1935 Jun |
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463 2:00 - CAT |
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464 |
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465 # St Helena |
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466 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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467 Zone Atlantic/St_Helena -0:22:48 - LMT 1890 # Jamestown |
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468 -0:22:48 - JMT 1951 # Jamestown Mean Time |
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469 0:00 - GMT |
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470 # The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar: |
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471 # Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA |
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472 # Ascension: on GMT, says usno1995 and the CIA |
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473 # Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously): |
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474 # on GMT, says the CIA |
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475 # Inaccessible, Nightingale: no information, but probably GMT |
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476 |
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477 # Sao Tome and Principe |
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478 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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479 Zone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884 |
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480 -0:36:32 - LMT 1912 # Lisbon Mean Time |
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481 0:00 - GMT |
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482 |
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483 # Senegal |
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484 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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485 Zone Africa/Dakar -1:09:44 - LMT 1912 |
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486 -1:00 - WAT 1941 Jun |
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487 0:00 - GMT |
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488 |
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489 # Seychelles |
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490 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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491 Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria |
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492 4:00 - SCT # Seychelles Time |
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493 # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30): |
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494 # Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the |
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495 # Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory |
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496 # in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976. We don't know |
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497 # whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now. |
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498 # Possibly the islands were uninhabited. |
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499 |
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500 # Sierra Leone |
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501 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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502 # Whitman gives Mar 31 - Aug 31 for 1931 on; go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
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503 Rule SL 1935 1942 - Jun 1 0:00 0:40 SLST |
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504 Rule SL 1935 1942 - Oct 1 0:00 0 WAT |
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505 Rule SL 1957 1962 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SLST |
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506 Rule SL 1957 1962 - Sep 1 0:00 0 GMT |
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507 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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508 Zone Africa/Freetown -0:53:00 - LMT 1882 |
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509 -0:53:00 - FMT 1913 Jun # Freetown Mean Time |
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510 -1:00 SL %s 1957 |
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511 0:00 SL %s |
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512 |
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513 # Somalia |
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514 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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515 Zone Africa/Mogadishu 3:01:28 - LMT 1893 Nov |
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516 3:00 - EAT 1931 |
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517 2:30 - BEAT 1957 |
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518 3:00 - EAT |
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519 |
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520 # South Africa |
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521 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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522 Rule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 - |
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523 Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 - |
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524 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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525 Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 |
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526 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar |
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527 2:00 SA SAST |
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528 # Marion and Prince Edward Is |
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529 # scientific station since 1947 |
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530 # no information |
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531 |
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532 # Sudan |
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533 # |
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534 # From <a href="http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html"> |
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535 # Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13) |
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536 # </a>, also reported by Michael De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: |
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537 # Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon |
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538 # Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for |
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539 # Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin. |
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540 # |
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541 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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542 Rule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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543 Rule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 - |
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544 Rule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S |
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545 Rule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S |
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546 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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547 Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931 |
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548 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 |
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549 3:00 - EAT |
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550 |
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551 # Swaziland |
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552 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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553 Zone Africa/Mbabane 2:04:24 - LMT 1903 Mar |
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554 2:00 - SAST |
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555 |
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556 # Tanzania |
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557 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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558 Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931 |
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559 3:00 - EAT 1948 |
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560 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1961 |
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561 3:00 - EAT |
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562 |
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563 # Togo |
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564 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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565 Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893 |
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566 0:00 - GMT |
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567 |
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568 # Tunisia |
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569 |
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570 # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30): |
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571 # My correspondent, Risto Nykanen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, |
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572 # this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News |
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573 # <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP |
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574 # and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by |
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575 # one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be |
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576 # UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next |
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577 # Saturday." (My translation) |
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578 # |
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579 # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02): |
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580 # LaPresse, the first national daily newspaper ... |
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581 # <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html> |
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582 # ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30, |
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583 # 1h standard time. |
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584 # |
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585 # From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28): |
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586 # The daylight saving time will be the same each year: |
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587 # Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00 |
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588 # Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ... |
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589 # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50 |
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590 |
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591 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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592 Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S |
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593 Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 - |
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594 Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S |
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595 Rule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 - |
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596 Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S |
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597 Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 - |
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598 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S |
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599 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 - |
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600 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 S |
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601 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - |
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602 Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
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603 Rule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - |
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604 Rule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - |
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605 Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S |
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606 Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 - |
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607 Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
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608 Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - |
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609 Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
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610 Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - |
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611 Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S |
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612 Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
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613 Rule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
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614 Rule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - |
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615 Rule Tunisia 2006 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S |
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616 Rule Tunisia 2006 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
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617 # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's |
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618 # more precise 0:09:21. |
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619 # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. |
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620 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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621 Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12 |
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622 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time |
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623 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT |
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624 |
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625 # Uganda |
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626 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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627 Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul |
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628 3:00 - EAT 1930 |
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629 2:30 - BEAT 1948 |
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630 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1957 |
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631 3:00 - EAT |
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632 |
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633 # Zambia |
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634 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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635 Zone Africa/Lusaka 1:53:08 - LMT 1903 Mar |
|
636 2:00 - CAT |
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637 |
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638 # Zimbabwe |
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639 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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640 Zone Africa/Harare 2:04:12 - LMT 1903 Mar |
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641 2:00 - CAT |