- Portuguese navigators arrive (15th century)
- Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (1485-1975)
- Portugal rules São Tomé (1522)
- Portugal rules Príncipe (1573)
- Netherlands invades São Tomé and Príncipe (1641)
- Slavery is abolished in São Tomé and Príncipe (1876)
- Batepá massacre (1953)
- São Tomé and Príncipe gains independence (1975)
- Military coup d'état (2003)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of São Tomé and Príncipe at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of São Tomé and Príncipe.)
