- Rwanda kingdom (15th century - 1962)
- German East Africa (1885-1918)
- Belgian Ruanda-Urundi (1916-1962)
- Rwandan Revolution (1959-1961)
- Rwanda gains independence (1962)
- Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994)
- Rwandan genocide (1994)
- First Congo War (1996-1997)
- Second Congo War (1998-2003)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Rwanda at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Rwanda.)
