- Portuguese explorers arrive (1456)
- Britain captures Santiago (1585)
- Portuguese Cape Verde (1462-1975)
- French Cassard expedition (1712)
- Battle of Porto Praya (1781)
- Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974)
- Coup d'état (1980)
- Cape Verde gains independence (1975)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Cape Verde at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Cape Verde.)
