After the war, Pliyev continued his career in the military, and took command of the
Stavropol Military District in February 1946. In June he became commander of the
9th Mechanized Army, stationed in Romania with the
Southern Group of Forces, and he commanded
13th Army between February 1947 and 1949, in western Ukraine. Pliyev graduated from higher academic courses at the
Military Academy of the General Staff in 1949, and in April took command of the
4th Army in the
Transcaucasian Military District. In June 1955, he was appointed First Deputy commander of the
North Caucasus Military District, succeeding to command of the district in April 1958. On 27 April 1962, Pliyev was promoted to
Army General. In June his troops took part in suppressing
Novocherkassk Riots. During the
Cuban Missile Crisis he was the commander of a
Group of Soviet forces as part of
Operation Anadyr in Cuba from July 1962 to May 1963. After returning from Cuba, he assumed command of the North Caucasus Military District once more. In June 1968, Pliyev became an advisor for the
Ministry of Defense of the USSR's
Group of Inspectors General, a position for elderly senior officers. He lived in
Rostov-on-Don and died on 6 February 1979 in Moscow. Pliyev was buried in the Walk of Fame in
Vladikavkaz. ==Awards==