- Vasco de Gama and Portugal arrive (1503)
- British East India Company arrives (1609)
- Frances annexes Seychelles (1756)
- Britain annexes Seychelles (1811)
- Slavery is abolished in Seychelles (1835)
- Seychelles gains independence (1976)
- Coup d'état (1977)
- Single-party state (1971-1991)
- Attempted coup d'état (1981)
- Constitution amended to allow multiple parties (1991)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Seychelles at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Seychelles.)
