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Désiré Asségnini Tagro (January 27, 1959 Issia Department - April 12, 2011) was an Ivorianpolitician who served as the Minister of the Interior and chief of staff for former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo during the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis.

Tagro was a top ally of Gbagbo.^[1]

In June 2010, Mamadou Koulibaly, the President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, accused Désiré Tagro, the then Minister of the Interior, of embezzling money and showing regional favoritism regarding admissions to a training school for the police.

President Laurent Gbagbo ordered an investigation into the allegations;^[2] in July 2010, the investigation judged that the allegations were without merit,^[3] and Tagro, who continued to enjoy Gbagbo's favor, was ultimately unscathed by the allegation.^[4]

During the Second Ivorian Civil War of 2010 and 2011, the U.S.

Treasury Department banned American companies and individuals from doing commercial or fin