ˈæftɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, hiː spˈɛnt θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz ɪn pɹˈɪzən æt hˈɑːɹd lˈeɪbɚɹ æz ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɪzənɚɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst ɹeɪʒˈiːm.
After 1945, he spent 38 years in prison at hard labour as a political prisoner of the communist regime.