Gonzalo/the PCP synthesized Marxism-Leninism-Maoism similar to Stalin with Marxism-Leninism. They were in dialogue with many other revolutionary communist parties at the time and based on their common experiences using the tactics from revolutionary China, came to the conclusion that the universality of these tactics constituted a further continuation of Marxism-Leninism as a revolutionary science
The PCP was much more than a terrorist organization. They were dedicated Marxist-Leninists (and later -Maoists) that worked to organize Indigenous peoples and the peasantry, which culminated in them gaining enough of a base they launched a protracted people's war against the Peruvian state. During the height of the people's war the PCP had support from something like 40% of the population
The Gonzaloists (or Gonzaloites) are a recently new invention, at least from what I can tell. It seems like at some point in the past 10-15 years a particular subset of MLMaoists have come to the conclusion that not only is MLM universal, but specifically the contributions and tactics of Gonzalo and the PCP (coined as Gonzalo Thought) and deviates from the main strand of MLM
I have to push back and clarify a few things:
👍 good addition