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Diffstat (limited to 'time/africa')
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diff --git a/time/africa b/time/africa index a3a28c95ea..49f39fbfab 100644 --- a/time/africa +++ b/time/africa @@ -1,15 +1,23 @@ -# @(#)africa 7.15 +# @(#)africa 7.16 # 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@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). -# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-09-03): +# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-11-22): # # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is # Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). -# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below. +# +# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> 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 is the source for entries through 1990, +# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. # # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which @@ -255,12 +263,17 @@ 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 max - Oct 1 3:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 1966 1990 - 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 max - May 1 1:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 1990 only - May 1 1:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 1991 1994 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 1991 1994 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 1995 max - Sep lastFri 0:00 0 - + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT @@ -390,15 +403,15 @@ Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Libya 1987 1990 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - Rule Libya 1990 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Libya 1996 max - Mar 30 2:00s 1:00 S +Rule Libya 1996 max - Sep 30 2:00s 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 -# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-12-19): -# usno1995 (from OAG) says Libya uses 2:00 all year, as they did before 1982. -# We don't know when they switched back. We'll guess 1991. 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1991 - 2:00 - EET + 2:00 - EET 1996 Mar 30 3:00 + 1:00 Libya CE%sT # Madagascar # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -442,7 +455,7 @@ Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou 3:00 - EAT # Morocco -# rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +# 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 @@ -474,12 +487,15 @@ Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar 2:00 - SAT # Namibia +# 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 - SAT 1942 Sep 20 2:00 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 - 2:00 - SAT + 2:00 Namibia SA%sT # Niger # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -618,10 +634,9 @@ 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 max - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - +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 1991 max - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 S # Shanks gives 0:09 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's more precise 0:09:21. # Shanks says the 1911 switch occurred on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |