Following Allende 's death , General Augusto Pinochet refused to return authority to a civilian government .
Chile was later ruled by a military junta that was in power up until 1990 , ending almost four decades of uninterrupted democratic rule .
Following Allende 's death , General Augusto Pinochet refused to return authority to a civilian government , and Chile was later ruled by a military junta that was in power up until 1990 , ending almost four decades of uninterrupted democratic rule .