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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)southamerica 7.38
+# @(#)southamerica 7.40
# 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
@@ -474,8 +474,7 @@ Zone America/Eirunepe -4:39:28 - LMT 1914
-5:00 - ACT
#
# Acre (AC)
-# Rio_Branco is too ambiguous, since there's a Rio Branco in Uruguay too.
-Zone America/Porto_Acre -4:31:12 - LMT 1914
+Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914
-5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12
-5:00 - ACT
@@ -494,17 +493,29 @@ Zone America/Porto_Acre -4:31:12 - LMT 1914
# Because of the same drought, the government decided to end DST later,
# on April 3, (one-time change).
+# From Gwillim Law (2001-02-20):
+# I came across a Chilean on-line newspaper, La Tercera. Its
+# <a href="http://www.tercera.cl/diario/1998/03/13/extras.html">
+# 1998-03-13 issue
+# </a>, says (my translation):
+# "At 24:00 (midnight) tomorrow (Saturday) - 22:00 in the insular
+# territory [Easter Island, Juan Fernandez, etc.] - winter time will
+# begin in the entire country."
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2001-02-21):
+# Assume this rule has been used since DST was introduced in the islands.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Chile 1918 only - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Chile 1919 only - Jul 2 0:00 0 -
Rule Chile 1927 1931 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Chile 1928 1932 - Apr 1 0:00 0 -
-Rule Chile 1969 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Chile 1970 1998 - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
-Rule Chile 1998 only - Sep 27 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Chile 1999 only - Apr 4 0:00 0 -
-Rule Chile 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Chile 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
+Rule Chile 1969 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
+Rule Chile 1970 1998 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
+Rule Chile 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S
+Rule Chile 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 -
+Rule Chile 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
+Rule Chile 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
# IATA SSIM anomalies: (1990-09) says 1990-09-16; (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
# (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -555,6 +566,56 @@ Zone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
-6:00 - GALT # Galapagos Time
# Falklands
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-05):
+# Between 1990 and 2000 inclusive, Shanks and the IATA agree except
+# the IATA gives 1996-09-08. Go with Shanks.
+
+# From Falkland Islands Government Office, London (2001-01-22)
+# via Jesper Norgaard:
+# ... the clocks revert back to Local Mean Time at 2 am on Sunday 15
+# April 2001 and advance one hour to summer time at 2 am on Sunday 2
+# September. It is anticipated that the clocks will revert back at 2
+# am on Sunday 21 April 2002 and advance to summer time at 2 am on
+# Sunday 1 September.
+
+# From Rives McDow (2001-02-13):
+#
+# I have communicated several times with people there, and the last
+# time I had communications that was helpful was in 1998. Here is
+# what was said then:
+#
+# "The general rule was that Stanley used daylight saving and the Camp
+# did not. However for various reasons many people in the Camp have
+# started to use daylight saving (known locally as 'Stanley Time')
+# There is no rule as to who uses daylight saving - it is a matter of
+# personal choice and so it is impossible to draw a map showing who
+# uses it and who does not. Any list would be out of date as soon as
+# it was produced. This year daylight saving ended on April 18/19th
+# and started again on September 12/13th. I do not know what the rule
+# is, but can find out if you like. We do not change at the same time
+# as UK or Chile."
+#
+# I did have in my notes that the rule was "Second Saturday in Sep at
+# 0:00 until third Saturday in Apr at 0:00". I think that this does
+# not agree in some cases with Shanks; is this true?
+#
+# Also, there is no mention in the list that some areas in the
+# Falklands do not use DST. I have found in my communications there
+# that these areas are on the western half of East Falkland and all of
+# West Falkland. Stanley is the only place that consistently observes
+# DST. Again, as in other places in the world, the farmers don't like
+# it. West Falkland is almost entirely sheep farmers.
+#
+# I know one lady there that keeps a list of which farm keeps DST and
+# which doesn't each year. She runs a shop in Stanley, and says that
+# the list changes each year. She uses it to communicate to her
+# customers, catching them when they are home for lunch or dinner.
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-05):
+# For now, we'll just record the time in Stanley, since we have no
+# better info.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Falk 1937 1938 - Sep lastSun 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Falk 1938 1942 - Mar Sun>=19 0:00 0 -
@@ -564,9 +625,10 @@ Rule Falk 1943 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
Rule Falk 1983 only - Sep lastSun 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Falk 1984 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 0 -
Rule Falk 1984 only - Sep 16 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Falk 1985 1995 - Sep Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Falk 1986 max - Apr Sun>=16 0:00 0 -
-Rule Falk 1996 max - Sep Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Falk 1985 2000 - Sep Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Falk 1986 2000 - Apr Sun>=16 0:00 0 -
+Rule Falk 2001 max - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
+Rule Falk 2001 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Atlantic/Stanley -3:51:24 - LMT 1890
-3:51:24 - SMT 1912 Mar 12 # Stanley Mean Time
@@ -607,19 +669,32 @@ Rule Para 1993 only - Mar 31 0:00 0 -
Rule Para 1993 1995 - Oct 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Para 1994 1995 - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
Rule Para 1996 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
-# IATA SSIM (1997-09) says Mar 1; go with Shanks.
-Rule Para 1997 only - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
-Rule Para 1998 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
-Rule Para 1996 1998 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
-# IATA SSIM (1999-02) says lastSat, not lastSun; (1999-09) reports no date;
-# go with Shanks.
-Rule Para 1999 max - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
-# IATA SSIM (2000-02) says 1999-10-10.
-Rule Para 1999 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
+# IATA SSIM (2000-02) says 1999-10-10; ignore this for now.
# From Steffen Thorsen (2000-10-02):
# I have three independent reports that Paraguay changed to DST this Sunday
# (10-01).
-Rule Para 2000 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
+#
+# Translated by Gwillim Law (2001-02-27) from
+# <a href="http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/011000/nacional/naciona1.htm">
+# Noticias, a daily paper in Asuncion, Paraguay (2000-10-01)
+# </a>:
+# Starting at 0:00 today, the clock will be set forward 60 minutes, in
+# fulfillment of Decree No. 7,273 of the Executive Power.... The time change
+# system has been operating for several years. Formerly there was a separate
+# decree each year; the new law has the same effect, but permanently. Every
+# year, the time will change on the first Sunday of October; likewise, the
+# clock will be set back on the first Sunday of March.
+#
+# From Jesper Norgaard (2001-03-06) [an official URL saying similar things]:
+# http://gateway.abc.com.py:8000/pub/pag04.mbr/artic?FHA=2001-03-03-02.24.52.900592
+#
+Rule Para 1996 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
+# IATA SSIM (1997-09) says Mar 1; go with Shanks.
+Rule Para 1997 only - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
+# Shanks says 1999-02-28; IATA SSIM (1999-02) says 1999-02-27, but
+# (1999-09) reports no date; go with above sources and Gerd Knops (2001-02-27).
+Rule Para 1998 max - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
+
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890
-3:50:40 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asuncion Mean Time