On July 4th, 2013, it was revealed that court documents indicate that Nelson Mandela was on life support and was being kept alive by a breathing machine and faced "impending death". He was 94 years old and has been in hospital from June 8th, 2013<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/04/nelson-mandela-africa-apartheid/2489137/</ref> to December 5th, 2013 when he died. | On July 4th, 2013, it was revealed that court documents indicate that Nelson Mandela was on life support and was being kept alive by a breathing machine and faced "impending death". He was 94 years old and has been in hospital from June 8th, 2013<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/04/nelson-mandela-africa-apartheid/2489137/</ref> to December 5th, 2013 when he died. |