The dey was elected for a life term, but in the 159 years (1671–1830) that the system was in place, fourteen of the twenty-nine deys were assassinated.
ðə dˈeɪ wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɚɹə lˈaɪf tˈɜːm, bˌʌt ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ðætðə sˈɪstəm wʌz ɪn plˈeɪs, fˈoːɹtiːn ʌvðə twˈɛntinˈaɪn dˈeɪz wɜːɹ ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd.