- Kongo kingdom (1390-1914)
- Diogo Cao and Portugal arrive (1482)
- Loango kingdom (1550-1883)
- Battle of Mbwila (1665)
- Kongo Civil War (1665-1709)
- French Congo (1882-1960)
- King Leopold II rules Congo Free State (1885-1908)
- Repbulic of Congo gains independence (1960)
- Trios Glorieuses uprising (1963)
- Military coup d'état (1968)
- People's Republic of Congo (1969-1992)
- First Republic of Congo Civil War (1993-1994)
- Second Republic of Congo Civil War (1997-1999)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of the Republic of Congo 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 Republic of Congo.)
