Participants struggle to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as a part of the independence day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, August 17, 2014. Indonesia is celebrating its 69th independence from the Dutch colonial rule. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

A vendor sells Guy Fawkes masks and items with the colors of the national flag at a market ahead of Independence Day celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan, 13 August 2023. Pakistan celebrates its 76th independence anniversary from British rule in 1947 on 14 August 2023. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA/EFE)

Members of the Indian Army Service Corps (ASC) team known as the “Tornadoes” display their motorbike skills during Independence Day celebrations in Bangalore, India, 15 August 2023. India is marking the 77th anniversary of its independence from British rule. (Photo by Jagadeesh N.V./EPA)

A woman attends an opposition demonstration against presidential election results at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

Independent miners transport llamas to sacrifice them for good fortune during the year as part of Andean carnival celebrations, outside the Mina Itos on the outskirts of Oruro, Bolivia February 24, 2017. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

A policewoman reacts as she falls off from a motorcycle while taking part in a rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations, in Ahmedabad, India August 4, 2017. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A helicopter from the Venezuela's Army takes part in a military parade to celebrate the 207th anniversary of Venezuela's independence in Caracas, Venezuela July 5, 2018. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

Officers of the Senegalese Armed Forces get themselves ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal's 63rd Independence Day in Dakar on April 04, 2023. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)