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This template creates a header to be used with succession boxes for people holding posts in civic services.

Usage

Without parameter

The template defaults to

if no parameter is given. In the following table, the first column contains the header and the second column shows the template call used to create it.

With parameter

The format is ((s-civ|parameter)), where parameter is replaced by one of the parameter names shown in the following table. The first column displays the header and the second column contains the parameter name.

Example

From the Bernard C. Parks article:

((s-start))
((s-civ|pol))
((s-bef|before = [[Bayan Lewis]]))
((s-ttl|title = [[LAPD#Chiefs of Police|Chief of LAPD]]
       |years = 1997 – 2002))
((s-aft|after = [[Martin H. Pomeroy]]))
((s-end))