ðæt fˈɪɡjɚ fˈɛl tʊ ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən pˈiːpəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈæntənˌɪn nˈɑːvɑːtniz pɹˈɛzɪdənsi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, fˈoːɹtiːn pˈiːpəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənsi ʌv lˈʌdvɪk ˈɛsvəbˈoʊdə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ lˈuːbəmˌɪɹ stɹˈaʊɡəl ˈæktᵻd æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪn ˈɪl ˈɛsvəbˈoʊdəz ˈæbsəns ænd ðˈɛn tə θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt pˈiːpəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt ʌv ɡʌstˈɑːv hjuːsˈɑːk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
That figure fell to 87 people during Antonín Novotný's  presidency (1957–68), 14 people during the presidency of Ludvík Svoboda (1968–75, including a period during which Prime Minister Lubomír Štrougal acted as President in ill Svoboda's absence) and then to 38 people during that of Gustáv Husák (1975–89).