▁from ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed , ▁his ▁regime ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁repr ess ive , ▁per sec uting ▁opposition ▁leaders ▁and ▁diss idents ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁r uling ▁Gu ine an ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( PD G ). ▁The ▁camp , ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Con ak ry , ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Camp ▁Cam y enne . ▁It ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Republican ▁Guard ▁under ▁French ▁colonial ▁rule . ▁The ▁political ▁prison ▁block ▁in ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁constructed ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁command ant ▁had ▁the ▁windows ▁reduced ▁in ▁size , ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁too ▁large ▁for ▁condem ned ▁men . ▁The ▁camp ▁was ▁renamed ▁Camp ▁Mam ad ou ▁Bo iro ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁commission er ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁thrown ▁from ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁transport ing ▁prisoners ▁from ▁Lab é ▁to ▁Con ak ry . ▁ ▁The ▁camp ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁dispose ▁of ▁Tour é ' s ▁oppon ents . ▁Ach kar ▁Mar of , ▁actor ▁and ▁former ▁Gu ine an ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁Guinea ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁arrested ▁and ▁ja iled ▁at ▁Camp ▁Bo iro . ▁He ▁briefly ▁gained ▁his ▁freedom ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁coup ▁attempt . ▁His ▁family ▁learned ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁on ▁