- First humans (50,000 - 60,000 years ago)
- Maravi Empire (1480-1891)
- Gaspar Bocarro and Portugal arrive (1616)
- Ngoni and Yao cultures emerge (19th century)
- British Central Africa Protectorate (1839-1907)
- British Nyasaland Protectorate (1907-1964)
- Malawi gains independence (1964)
- Cabinet crisis (1964)
- Hastings Banda is President (1966-1994)
- Multi-party democracy (1993 - now)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Malawi at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Malawi.)
