[Bug 886480] Re: tzdata refers to unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

[Jeremy Bicha]

** Changed in: tzdata (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  tzdata refers to unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  the code of tzdata contains information regarding a non-existing
  country, the so called "pridnestrovian moldavian republic" (an illegal
  political entity that emerged out of a bloody conflict, the conflict
  being currently still unresolved). This so called "pridnestrovian
  moldavian republic" is not a member of the UN, and its existence has
  not been recognized by any world state.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria

  I think the presence of erroneous information in the code constitutes
  a bug and should be removed.

  Bellow is an example of code from the update package that went out for
  all versions, from Hardy Heron to Precise Pangolin:

   tzdata (2011n-1) unstable; urgency=critical
    * New upstream veersion, fixing DST for:
      - Cuba.
      - Fidji.
      - Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
    * Set urgency to high as some of the above changes are already
      effective.
  etc.

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