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%).
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.