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# <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/SRule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 SRule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 -Rule Algeria 1917 only - Mar 24 23:00s 1:00 SRule Algeria 1918 only - Mar 9 23:00s 1:00 SRule Algeria 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 SRule Algeria 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 SRule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 -Rule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 SRule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 -Rule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 SRule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 -Rule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 SRule 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 SRule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 -Rule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 SRule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 -Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 SRule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 -Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 SRule 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 0:010:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:001:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 70:00 - WET 1956 Jan 291:00 - CET 1963 Apr 140:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 211:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 260:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May1:00 - CET# Angola# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 18920:52:04 - AOT 1911 May 26 # Angola Time1:00 - 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 19120:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 261:00 - WAT# Botswana# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 18852:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:002:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:002:00 - CAT# Burkina Faso# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Ouagadougou -0:06:04 - LMT 19120:00 - GMT# Burundi# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Bujumbura 1:57:28 - LMT 18902:00 - 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 19121:00 - 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 19121:00 - WAT# Chad# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 19121:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 141:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 81:00 - WAT# Comoros# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro3:00 - EAT# Democratic Republic of Congo# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 91:00 - WATZone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 92:00 - CAT# Republic of the Congo# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 19121:00 - WAT# Cote D'Ivoire# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 19120:00 - GMT# Djibouti# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Djibouti 2:52:36 - LMT 1911 Jul3:00 - EAT################################################################################ Egypt# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/SRule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 SRule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -Rule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 SRule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 -Rule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 SRule 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 SRule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 SRule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 SRule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 SRule 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 SRule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 SRule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 SRule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 SRule 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 SRule 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.pdfRule 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.htmRule 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 SRule Egypt 2010 only - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct2:00 Egypt EE%sT# Equatorial Guinea# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 19120:00 - GMT 1963 Dec 151:00 - WAT# Eritrea# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Asmara 2:35:32 - LMT 18702:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT3:00 - 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 18702:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT3:00 - EAT# Gabon# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 19121:00 - 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 19640:00 - 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 GHSTRule Ghana 1936 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 GMT# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 19180:00 Ghana %s# Guinea# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 19120:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26-1:00 - WAT 19600:00 - GMT# Guinea-Bissau# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26-1:00 - WAT 19750:00 - GMT# Kenya# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul3:00 - EAT 19302:30 - BEAT 19402:45 - BEAUT 19603:00 - EAT# Lesotho# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:002:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:002:00 - 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 Time0:00 - 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/SRule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -Rule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -Rule Libya 1997 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 SRule Libya 1997 only - Oct 4 0:00 0 -Rule Libya 2013 max - Mar lastFri 1:00 1:00 SRule Libya 2013 max - Oct lastFri 2:00 0 -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 19201:00 Libya CE%sT 19592:00 - EET 19821:00 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 301:00 Libya CE%sT 1997 Oct 42:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:001:00 Libya CE%sT# Madagascar# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s3:00 - EAT# Malawi# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Blantyre 2:20:00 - LMT 1903 Mar2:00 - CAT# Mali# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 19120:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26-1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 200:00 - GMT# Mauritania# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 19120:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26-1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 280:00 - 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/SRule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 SRule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 SRule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis4:00 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 # Mamoutzou3:00 - 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 Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma),# on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale:# Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été# <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># "...à partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars,# comme annoncé précédemment."# 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/SRule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 SRule 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 SRule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 -Rule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 SRule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0 0 -Rule Morocco 2012 max - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 SRule 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 260:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 161:00 - CET 19860:00 Morocco WE%sT# Western SaharaZone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan-1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 140:00 - WET# Mozambique# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar2:00 - 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/SRule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 SRule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 81:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:002:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:002:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 31:00 Namibia WA%sT# Niger# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912-1:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 260:00 - GMT 19601:00 - WAT# Nigeria# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep1:00 - WAT# Reunion# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis4:00 - 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 Jun2:00 - 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 Time0:00 - 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 Time0:00 - GMT# Senegal# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Dakar -1:09:44 - LMT 1912-1:00 - WAT 1941 Jun0:00 - GMT# Seychelles# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria4:00 - 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 SLSTRule SL 1935 1942 - Oct 1 0:00 0 WATRule SL 1957 1962 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SLSTRule 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 19570:00 SL %s# Somalia# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Mogadishu 3:01:28 - LMT 1893 Nov3:00 - EAT 19312:30 - BEAT 19573:00 - EAT# South Africa# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/SRule 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 81:30 - SAST 1903 Mar2:00 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/SRule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 SRule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 -Rule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 SRule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 19312:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:003:00 - EAT# South SudanZone Africa/Juba 2:06:24 - LMT 19312:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:003:00 - EAT# Swaziland# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Mbabane 2:04:24 - LMT 1903 Mar2:00 - SAST# Tanzania# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 19313:00 - EAT 19482:45 - BEAUT 19613:00 - EAT# Togo# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 18930:00 - 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/SRule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 -Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 -Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 -Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 -Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 -Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 SRule 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 SRule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 -Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 -Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 -Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 SRule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 SRule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 SRule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 -Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 SRule 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 120:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time1:00 Tunisia CE%sT# Uganda# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul3:00 - EAT 19302:30 - BEAT 19482:45 - BEAUT 19573:00 - EAT# Zambia# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Lusaka 1:53:08 - LMT 1903 Mar2:00 - CAT# Zimbabwe# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]Zone Africa/Harare 2:04:12 - LMT 1903 Mar2:00 - CAT