廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)早年(nian)追隨孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)投身革命,是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國杰出的(de)資(zi)產階級民(min)(min)(min)主(zhu)(zhu)主(zhu)(zhu)義(yi)革命家,并擔(dan)任國民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)軍(jun)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)要職(zhi)。孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)逝世后,廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)堅(jian)定繼承孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)遺(yi)愿,堅(jian)持孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)的(de)三(san)大政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)策。國民(min)(min)(min)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)府(fu)成(cheng)立后,廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)擔(dan)任財政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)部(bu)部(bu)長,采取切實辦(ban)法將廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)各地的(de)財政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)、民(min)(min)(min)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)統一收歸政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)府(fu)管理,為國民(min)(min)(min)革命軍(jun)和省(sheng)港(gang)罷(ba)工工人(ren)(ren)提供了有力的(de)經(jing)濟支持。這(zhe)對割據(ju)廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)各地魚肉人(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)(min)的(de)軍(jun)閥(fa)、官僚及國民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)右派(pai)勢力是(shi)一個沉重打擊,于(yu)是(shi)他們勾(gou)結英帝國主(zhu)(zhu)義(yi)者,收買刺客謀殺廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)。1925年(nian)8月(yue)20日上午9時,廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)偕夫人(ren)(ren)何香凝參加(jia)國民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)執行委員會(hui)會(hui)議,汽車到達中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)黨(dang)部(bu)門(men)口,廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)走出汽車時,遭到兇手開槍射擊,廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)被(bei)害(hai)身亡,終年(nian)48歲。廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)遇害(hai)事件,引起了全國人(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)(min)的(de)震驚和哀悼,各地紛(fen)紛(fen)舉行追悼會(hui),廣(guang)(guang)州有10多(duo)萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)參加(jia)廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)的(de)悼念儀式。