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==Two governments, two parliaments==
Under the Treaty, procedures were set in place to merge the republican and British systems. Initially both remained separate to validate the Treaty from their own perspectives. The Second Dáil and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland both voted separately to ratify the Treaty. Each house chose distinct and separate governments but which substantially overlapped in membership. Arthur Griffith was elected as [[President of Dáil Éireann]] on 10 January 1922 and formed a new [[Ministry of Dáil Éireann]], while [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]] was appointed as [[Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State|Chairman of the Provisional Government]] on 16 January 1922 and formed the [[Provisional Government of Ireland (1922)|Provisional Government of Ireland]]. The Proclamation by the Provisional Government which called the body stated that it was made "pursuant to the provisions of … an Act entitled the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act, 1922".<ref name=prorog>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-09-09/2/|title=PROCLAMATIONS. - SUMMONING AND PROROGUING OF PARLIAMENT – Dáil Éireann (3rd Dáil)|date=9 September 1922|website=Oireachtas|access-date=5 February 2019|archive-date=4 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021147/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-09-09/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 August, Arthur Griffith died of natural causes and on 22 August Michael Collins was assassinated. On 25 August, [[W. T. Cosgrave]] was appointed to succeed Collins as Chairman of the Provisional Government. He formed the [[Government of the 3rd Dáil|2nd Provisional Government]] on 30 August.