- First humans (25,000 BC)
- Nama culture emerges (1st century BC)
- Ovambo, Kavango, Herero, Oorlam and Baster cultures (Pre-European era)
- Diogo Cao and Portugal arrive (1485)
- British Cape Colony (1806-1910)
- German South West Africa (1884-1915)
- Herero Wars (1904-1908)
- Herero and Namaqua genocide (1904-1908)
- South Africa occupies Namibia (1915-1990)
- South African Border War (1966-1990)
- Angolan Civil War (1975-2002)
- Namibia gains independence (1990)
- Caprivi conflict (1994-1999)
- Second Congo War (1998-2003)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Namibia at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Namibia.)
