- Bantu culture (1000 BC - 1000 AD)
- Bangassou kingdom (18th century)
- French Ubangi-Shari (1903-1960)
- French Equatorial Africa (1910-1958)
- Kongo-Wara rebellion (1928-1931)
- Central African Republic gains independence (1960)
- Attempted coup d'état (2001)
- Central African Republic Bush War (2004-2007)
- Central African Repbulic Civil War (2012 - now)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of the Central African Republic at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of the Central African Republic.)