# Jean Bérard - High Commissioner

URL: https://allhistories.com/togo/rulers/jean-berard-1956
Reign: 21 September 1956 – 23 March 1957
Number in the list: 91
Dynasty: French administration
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Togo

Titled High Commissioner after the Autonomous Republic's creation (list). The autonomy chronology follows the History of Togo and the person pages, because Wikipedia has no separate page on the Autonomous Republic.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Jean Bérard](https://allhistories.com/togo/rulers/jean-berard-1955)
- Next in list: [Joseph Rigal](https://allhistories.com/togo/rulers/joseph-rigal-1957)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1956 - [British Togoland Status Plebiscite](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1956-british-togoland-status-plebiscite)
- 1956 - [Loi-Cadre Defferre Extends Self-Government in French Africa](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1956-loi-cadre-defferre-extends-self-government-in-french-africa)
- 1956 - [Statut du Togo Creates the Autonomous Republic](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1956-statut-du-togo-creates-the-autonomous-republic)
- 1956 - [Nicolas Grunitzky Becomes Prime Minister of Autonomous Togo](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1956-nicolas-grunitzky-becomes-prime-minister-of-autonomous-togo)
- 1956 - [Autonomy Referendum in French Togoland](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1956-autonomy-referendum-in-french-togoland)
- 1956 - [UN Resolution 1044 Approves Union of British Togoland with the Gold Coast](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1956-un-resolution-1044-approves-union-of-british-togoland-with-the-gold-coast)
- 1957 - [Togoland Congress Dissolves into the United Party](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1957-togoland-congress-dissolves-into-the-united-party)
- 1957 - [UN Commission on Togoland Under French Administration Created](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1957-un-commission-on-togoland-under-french-administration-created)
- 1957 - [Union of British Togoland with Ghana](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1957-union-of-british-togoland-with-ghana)
- 1957 - [Pya-Hodo Shooting](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1957-pya-hodo-shooting)
- 1957 - [UN Resolution 1182 Accepts Supervision of Togo's Elections](https://allhistories.com/togo/timeline/1957-un-resolution-1182-accepts-supervision-of-togo-s-elections)