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Friday, June 25, 2021

Basic timeline of Philippines

This post is a basic timeline of the Philippines. There are 33 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• First humans (67,000 years ago)
• Austronesians reach Philippines (3000 BC)
• Tondo settlement (~900 - 1589 AD)
• Ma-i (971-1339 AD)
• Butuan (989-1521 AD)
• Namayan confederation (1175-1571)
• Madja-as confederation (1250-1569)
• Cebu (1300-1565)
• Bruneian Empire (1368-1888)
• Invasion of Majapahit (14th century)
• Sulu Sultanate (1405-1915)
• Caboloan (1406-1576)
• Maynila kingdom (1500-1571)
• Maguindanao Sultanate (1520-1905)
• Ferdinand Magellan and Spain arrive (1521)
• Battle of Mactan (1521)
• Spanish-Moro conflict (1565-1898)
• Spain establishes city of Manila (1579)
• Britain temporarily occupies Manila (1762)
• Philippine Revolution (1896-1899)
• Philippine-American War (1899-1902)
• Moro Rebellion (1899-1913)
• First Philippine Republic (1899-1901)
• Insular Government ruled by United States (1901-1935)
• Philippine Autonomy Act signed by United States (1916)
• Commonwealth of Philippines (1935-1946)
• Japanese occupation of Philippines (1942-1945)
• Second Philippine Republic (1943-1945)
• Philippines gains independence (1946)
• Third Philippine Republic (1946-1973)
• Martial law under Juan Ponce Enrile (1972-1981)
• Fourth Philippine Republic (1981-1986)
• Fifth Philippine Republic (1986 - now)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Philippines at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Philippines.)