Pakistani Independence day comes a day before its Indian equivalent. The British Rule (also known as the British Raj) ended on on 14th August midnight and the Indian subcontinent was divided into India and Pakistan (which later divided into Pakistan to the west and Bangladesh to the east).
Hari Kemerdekaan, also known as Tujuhbelasan, marks Indonesia's Proclamation of Independence in 1945. The 17th of August was declared as a national holiday by President Sukarno in 1953.
The National Independence Day is celebrated on 19th August in Afghanistan. It honours the Anglo-Afghan Treaty signed on the 8th of August 1919 in Rawalpindi (formerly in India and now in Pakistan).
The Ukrainian parliament adopted the Act of Independence from the USSR on 24th August 1991. The day marks the proclamation of independence by the country.
Celebrated on the 31st of August, Hari Merdeka, also known as Hari Kebangsaan, is the official independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the British.
The day marks the declaration of independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union. A democratic government was established and the country became a nation state called the republic of Kyrgyzstan.