- First humans (35,000 years ago)
- Arawak and Carib cultures (Pre-European era)
- Alonso de Ojeda and Spain arrive (1499)
- Netherlands Essequibo colony (1616-1803)
- Berbice slave uprising (1763)
- Britain invades Guyana (1796)
- Demerara rebellion (1823)
- British Guiana (1831-1966)
- Ruimveldt Riots (1905)
- Guyana gains independence (1966)
- Rupununi uprising (1969)
- Jonestown massacre (1978)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Guyana at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Guyana.)
