- Swahili culture arrives (1000 BC)
- Portugal arrives (1505)
- Parmentier brothers and France arrive (1529)
- Comoros gains independence (1975)
- French Comoros (1886-1914, 1946-1963)
- French Territory of Comoros (1963-1975)
- Comoros gains independence (1975)
- Invasion of Anjouan (2008)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Comoros at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Comoros.)