# Michael Louis Bernacchi - Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands

URL: https://allhistories.com/kiribati/rulers/michael-louis-bernacchi-46
Reign: Sep 1959 – Oct 1961
Number in the list: 92
Dynasty: Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_the_Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands

Fifth spell.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Roy Davies](https://allhistories.com/kiribati/rulers/roy-davies-45)
- Next in list: [Roy Davies](https://allhistories.com/kiribati/rulers/roy-davies-47)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1960 - [Mercury tracking station on Canton Island](https://allhistories.com/kiribati/timeline/1960-mercury-tracking-station-on-canton-island)