When in 2011 a Chilean court opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances of Allende 's death , Pinochet had long since left power .
Chilean had meanwhile become one of the most stable democracies in the Americas according to The Economist magazine 's democracy index .
When in 2011 a Chilean court opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances of Allende 's death , Pinochet had long since left power and Chile had meanwhile become one of the most stable democracies in the Americas according to The Economist magazine 's democracy index .