Well, maybe not a total abdication, but Jimbo has relinquished a substantial portions of his powers. See his announcement and the context.
In an upcoming academic article I discuss why calling Wikipedia a monarchy/dictatorship, while not too off the mark in its very early stages, is no longer true. It's nice not to be contradicted by the current events :)
Localization of Wikimedia Features: Translating Suggestion Mode for
Ghanaian Language Wikipedias
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Supporting Ghanaian language communities continues to be an important part
of the Wikimedia Ghana User Group’s mission to empower and educate
Ghanaians to ...
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