- First humans (3000 BC)
- Arawak and Carib cultures (Pre-European era)
- Dutch trading post established (1613)
- English Suriname colony (1650-1667)
- Dutch Suriname colony (1667-1954)
- Kingdom of Netherlands Suriname (1954-1975)
- Suriname gains independence (1975)
- Coup d'état (1980)
- Coup d'état (1990)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Suriname at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Suriname.)
