Kammala wannan jumla: A watan Yunin 1997 Lissouba ya ji tsoron juyin mulki kuma ya aika da Cocoyes don kama shugaban shugaban Cobra Denis Sassou Nguesso da kuma kwance makaman 'yan bindigar da suka fara juyin mulki
yakin basasa na biyu. Tsohon makiyansu Ninjas sun hada kai da su a kan cobra, a lokacin yakin basasa na biyu Cocoye ya taka muhimmiyar rawa, ya kama Moukoukoulou Dam kuma ya yanke iko ga yawancin kudancin.