廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)早年追隨孫(sun)(sun)(sun)中(zhong)山(shan)(shan)投(tou)身革(ge)命(ming),是中(zhong)國(guo)杰出的(de)資產階級(ji)民(min)(min)(min)(min)主(zhu)主(zhu)義革(ge)命(ming)家,并擔任國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)(dang)軍政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)要職。孫(sun)(sun)(sun)中(zhong)山(shan)(shan)逝世后,廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)堅(jian)定繼承(cheng)孫(sun)(sun)(sun)中(zhong)山(shan)(shan)遺愿,堅(jian)持孫(sun)(sun)(sun)中(zhong)山(shan)(shan)的(de)三大政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)策。國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)府成立后,廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)擔任財政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)部部長,采取(qu)切(qie)實辦法將廣(guang)東(dong)(dong)各(ge)地(di)的(de)財政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)、民(min)(min)(min)(min)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)統(tong)一收(shou)歸(gui)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)府管理,為國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)革(ge)命(ming)軍和省港(gang)罷工(gong)工(gong)人提供了(le)有力的(de)經濟支持。這對(dui)割據廣(guang)東(dong)(dong)各(ge)地(di)魚肉人民(min)(min)(min)(min)的(de)軍閥、官僚及國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)(dang)右派(pai)勢力是一個沉(chen)重打擊,于是他們(men)勾結英(ying)帝國(guo)主(zhu)義者(zhe),收(shou)買刺客謀殺廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)。1925年8月20日上(shang)午9時(shi),廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)偕夫人何(he)香凝參加國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)(dang)中(zhong)央執行委(wei)員會(hui)會(hui)議,汽(qi)車(che)到達中(zhong)央黨(dang)(dang)部門口,廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)走(zou)出汽(qi)車(che)時(shi),遭到兇手(shou)開槍射擊,廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)被(bei)害身亡,終年48歲。廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)遇害事件,引(yin)起了(le)全(quan)國(guo)人民(min)(min)(min)(min)的(de)震驚和哀悼,各(ge)地(di)紛紛舉(ju)行追悼會(hui),廣(guang)州(zhou)有10多萬人參加廖(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)的(de)悼念儀式。