Soleil O Soleil O Soleil O (Oh, Sun) is a 1967 French-Mauritanian drama film directed by Med Hondo. The film "Soleil Ô", shot over four years with a very low budget, tells the story of a black immigrant who makes his way to Paris in search of “his Gaul ancestors”. This filmic manifesto denounces a new form of slavery: The immigrants desperately seek work and a place to live, but find themselves face to face with indifference, rejection, and humiliation, before heeding the final call for uprising. “Soleil Ô” is the title of a West Indian song that tells of the pain
Cité Soleil raid of 2007 Cité Soleil raid of 2007 The Cité Soleil raid of 2007 began on February 10, 2007 in the Cité Soleil district of Port-au-Prince, capital city of Haiti. It was intended to crack down on a notorious gang leader called "Evans". The raid was part of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti. The raid started in the early morning of the 9th of February when 700 UN troops accompanied by 34 Armored personnel carriers assaulted the slums of Cité Soleil, which is controlled by several gangs. When the UN troops entered the area they were ambushed and a battle was