Template:Sequence

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Succeeded by {{{next}}}

[edit] Deprecated for depicting succession

Do not use this template for the purpose of depicting succession, for example in biographies of officeholders. Instead of

{{sequence |
  prev=— |
  list=[[Minister of Defence]]<br>1940&ndash;1945 |
  next=[[Clement Attlee]]
}}

{{sequence |
  prev=[[Neville Chamberlain]] |
  list=[[Conservative Party (UK)|Leader of the British Conservative Party]]<br>1940&ndash;1955 |
  next=[[Anthony Eden|Sir Anthony Eden]]
}}

...

use

{{start box}}

{{succession box |
  before=— |
  title=[[Minister of Defence]] |
  years=1940–1945 |
  after=[[Clement Attlee]]
}}

{{succession box |
  before=[[Neville Chamberlain]] |
  title=[[Conservative Party (UK)|Leader of the British Conservative Party]] |
  years=1940–1955 |
  after=[[Anthony Eden|Sir Anthony Eden]]
}}

...

{{end box}}

This template may still be useful for other sequences, especially simple ordered lists of articles without associated spans of years.