- Ewe, Mina and Gun tribes (11th century - 16th century)
- Dahomey kingdom (1600-1904)
- Ashanti Empire (1670/1701-1902, 1935-1957)
- German Togoland (1884-1916)
- French Togoland (1916-1960)
- Togo gains independence (1960)
- Military coup d'état (1963)
- Unsuccessful coup d'état (1966)
- Third Republic of Togo (1979)
- Togolese protests (2017-2018)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Togo at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Togo.)
