▁en su ing ▁years . ▁ ▁D ial lo ▁T elli ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁politician , ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁regime , ▁and ▁former ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁African ▁Unity ▁( O AU ). ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Guinea ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁D ial lo ▁T elli ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁Camp ▁Bo iro . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁five ▁prominent ▁prisoners ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁through ▁the ▁black ▁di et : ▁D ial lo ▁T elli , ▁ex - minister s ▁Barry ▁Al pha ▁O umar ▁and ▁D ram é ▁Ali ou ne , ▁and ▁army ▁officers ▁D ial lo ▁Al h ass ana ▁and ▁K ou y ate ▁L amin é . ▁The ▁next ▁month ▁five ▁more ▁people ▁died ▁of ▁star v ation . ▁ ▁The ▁arr ests ▁and ▁death s ▁continued . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Bah ▁Mam ad ou , ▁an ▁exp atri ate ▁from ▁Lab é ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁France , ▁returned ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁family . ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁country ▁from ▁Sen eg al , ▁all ▁occup ants ▁of ▁his ▁vehicle ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁ja iled ▁at ▁Camp ▁Bo iro . ▁E ight ▁of ▁the ▁trav ellers ▁- ▁all ▁but ▁Bah ▁Mah m oud ▁himself ▁- ▁had ▁died ▁of ▁the ▁black ▁di et ▁within ▁a ▁month . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 3