- First humans (10,000 years ago)
- Charrua and Guarani people arrive (4,000 years ago)
- Juan Diaz de Solis and Europe arrive (1516)
- Banda Oriental territory established (17th century)
- Spanish Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata (1776-1814)
- British invasion of the River Plate (1806-1807)
- Battle of Las Piedras (1811)
- Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811-1812)
- Second Band Oriental campaign (1812-1814)
- Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816-1820)
- Brazilian War of Independence (1822-1825)
- Treaty of Montevideo recognizes Uruguay independence (1828)
- Massacre of Salsipuedes (1831)
- Uruguayan Civil War (1839-1851)
- Uruguayan War (1864-1865)
- Paraguayan War (1864-1870)
- Coup d'état (1933)
- Tupamaros guerrilla movement (1967-1972)
- Coup d'état (1973)
- Military dictatorship (1973-1985)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Uruguay at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Uruguay.)
