- First humans (60,000 years ago)
- Bura culture (3rd century - 13th century AD)
- Kanem-Bornu Empire (700 -1380 AD)
- Gao Empire (9th century - 1430 AD)
- Mali Empire (1230-1670)
- Songhai Empire (1464-1591)
- French West Africa (1895-1958)
- Niger becomes a French colony (1922)
- Niger gains independence (1960)
- Attempted coup d'état (1974)
- First Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
- Second Tuareg rebellion (2007-2009)
- Nigerien constitutional crisis (2009-2010)
- Attempted coup d'état (2021)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Niger at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Niger.)
