Time in Transnistria

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Time in Transnistria (officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic), a breakaway state internationally recognised as being part of Moldova, is given by Eastern European Time (EET; UTC+02:00).[1] Daylight saving time, which moves one hour ahead to UTC+03:00 is observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.[2][3]

As Transnistria is not an internationally recognised sovereign state, it is not granted a

IANA time zone database
.

History

The government announced on 10 October 2011 that they would not be switching back from DST, after President Igor Smirnov signed a decree abolishing winter time.[2][4][5] However, Smirnov changed his mind according to local media reports, and Transnistria continued observing both winter and summer time.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Time in Transnistria, Moldova. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b 30 октября Приднестровье перейдёт на зимнее время, 26 October 2011. (in Russian). Dubossary.ru. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ Clock Changes in Transnistria, Moldova. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ Moldovan Government 'Has No Favorite' In Transdniester Election, 14 October 2011. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ Transnistria stays on Daylight Saving Time, 13 October 2011. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ Transnistria's clocks move back October 30, 2011. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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