- First humans (50,000 years ago)
- Bantu Expansion (1000 BC - 0 AD)
- Bunyoro kingdom (13th century - 19th century)
- Bugana kingdom (1300-1894)
- British Protectorate of Uganda (1894-1962)
- Uganda gains independence (1962)
- Military coup d'état (1971)
- Idi Amin dictatorship (1971-1979)
- Uganda-Tanzania War (1978-1979)
- Ugandan Bush War (1980-1986)
- National Resistance Movement (1986 - now)
- Civil War in Uganda (1986-1994)
- Lord's Resistance Army (1987 - now)
- First Congo War (1996-1997)
- Second Congo War (1998-2003)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Uganda at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Uganda.)