-# @(#)southamerica 7.13
+# @(#)southamerica 7.14
# 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
# Argentina
-# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
+# From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
# Argentina: first Sunday in October to first Sunday in April since 1976.
# Double Summer time from 1969 to 1974. Switches at midnight.
-# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 19889):
+# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1988-01-199):
# ARGENTINA 3 H BEHIND UTC
-# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (June 26, 1995):
+# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
# I am sending modifications to the Argentinian time zone table...
# AR was chosen because they are the ISO letters that represent Argentina.
Rule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 -
Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S
#
-# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (June 26, 1995):
+# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
# These corrections were contributed by InterSoft Argentina S.A.,
# obtaining the data from the:
# Talleres de Hidrografia Naval Argentina
Rule Arg 1989 1993 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
Rule Arg 1989 1992 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
#
-# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (June 26, 1995):
+# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
# From this moment on, the law that mandated the daylight saving
# time corrections was derogated and no more modifications
# to the time zones (for daylight saving) are now made.
# Brazil
# From Guy Harris:
-# The OAG lists October 25, 1987 and February 12, 1988 as the starting and
+# The OAG lists 1987-10-25 and 1988-02-12 as the starting and
# ending dates, giving them as "estimated date(s) based on previous year". We
# infer a rule here from one example, always a dangerous practice.... Yes,
# they really do switch on Saturday, according to the OAG.
# "[America/Porto_Acre]" is for the Territory of Acre;
# "[America/Noronha]" is for Fernando De Noronha.
-# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
+# From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
# The only information I found is that there was no DST up to 1985.
# But there was some before 1952!
-# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 16, 1989):
+# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1989-01-16):
# BRAZIL WEST 5 H BEHIND UTC TERRITORY OF ACRE
# BRAZIL WEST 4 H BEHIND UTC ACRE OCT 23, '88-FEB 11,
# BRAZIL '89 (ESTIMATED)
# BRAZIL (ESTIMATED)
# BRAZIL 3 H BEHIND UTC FOR MOST MAJOR AIRPORTS.
-# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
+# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18):
# The mayor of Rio recently attempted to change the time zone rules
# just in his city, in order to leave more summer time for the tourist trade.
# The rule change lasted only part of the day;
# Paraguay
-# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
+# From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
# Paraguay: First day in October to last in March. Midnight switch??
# Since 1980.
-# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989):
+# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1989-01-19):
# PARAGUAY 4 H BEHIND UTC
# PARAGUAY 3 H BEHIND UTC OCT 1, '88-MAR 31, '89
-4:00 - AST
# Uruguay
-# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
+# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18):
# Uruguay wins the prize for the strangest peacetime manipulation of the rules.
# From Shanks (1991):
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S