ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk wɪðˌaʊt ɐ hˈɛd ʌv stˈeɪt, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ɐ pˈoʊst ʌv hˈɛd ʌv stˈeɪt wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm əvə dɪktˈeɪɾɚʃˌɪp.
Originally a parliamentary republic without a head of state, in 1918 a post of head of state was introduced in the form of a dictatorship.