- Moors discover Mauritius (Pre-European era)
- Portugal discovers Mauritius (1507-1513)
- Dutch Mauritius (1638-1710)
- Isle de France (1715-1814)
- British Mauritius (1810-1968)
- Renamed to Mauritius Regiment (1943)
- Mauritius gains independence (1968)
- Student protests (1975)
- Mauritius becomes a republic (1992)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Mauritius at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Mauritius.)