dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv wˈʌn,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn pˈiːpəl wɜːɹ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd lˈiːɡəli, ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv ðˌɛm sˈɪksti wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː; mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz twˈɛnti wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt wɜːɹ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹˈiːzənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz ʌv kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst ɹˈuːl ænd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðɪ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd pˈiːpəl wɜː kənvˈɪktᵻd kɹˈɪmɪnəlz ˈeɪtiːn pɚsˈɛnt.
During the period from 1918 to 1989, a total of 1,217 people were executed legally, the majority of them (61%) immediately after World War II; many others (21%) were executed for political reasons during the early years of communist rule and the rest of the executed people were convicted criminals (18%).