▁and ▁he ▁was ▁over th rown ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁then ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁elections ▁as ▁the ▁standard - b ear er ▁of ▁a ▁five - party ▁coal ition . ▁ ▁T aking ▁office ▁in ▁October , ▁he ▁man eu ver ed ▁to ▁gain ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁to ▁rest ruct ure ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Guard . ▁After ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁days ▁as ▁president , ▁he ▁was ▁ou sted ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁and ▁under to ok ▁a ▁mid night ▁escape ▁to ▁the ▁Canal ▁Zone . ▁Re pe ating ▁mistakes ▁which ▁occurred ▁in ▁his ▁previous ▁administr ations , ▁A rias ▁forgot ▁to ▁destroy ▁records ▁of ▁his ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁his ▁opposition ▁immediately ▁capital ized . ▁The ▁President ial ▁Palace ▁was ▁shot ▁up ▁by ▁O mar ▁Tor rij os ' ▁men . ▁A rias , ▁having ▁seen ▁the ▁Gu ards ▁gone ▁and ▁after ▁receiving ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁the ▁Costa ▁R ican ▁President ▁José ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Tre jos ▁Fernández , ▁warning ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁border ▁had ▁been ▁closed ; ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Palace ▁along ▁with ▁H ilde br ando ▁N icos ia , ▁his ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff . ▁ ▁N icos ia ▁called ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Mer ry , ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁and ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁U . S . ▁communic ations ▁company , ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁A rias