廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)早(zao)年(nian)追隨孫中山(shan)(shan)投身(shen)革命,是中國杰出的(de)資(zi)產階級(ji)民(min)(min)(min)主(zhu)主(zhu)義(yi)革命家,并擔任國民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)(dang)軍(jun)政(zheng)要(yao)職。孫中山(shan)(shan)逝世后(hou),廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)堅(jian)定繼承孫中山(shan)(shan)遺愿,堅(jian)持孫中山(shan)(shan)的(de)三大(da)政(zheng)策。國民(min)(min)(min)政(zheng)府成立后(hou),廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)擔任財政(zheng)部(bu)部(bu)長,采取切實辦法將廣東各地(di)的(de)財政(zheng)、民(min)(min)(min)政(zheng)統一(yi)收(shou)歸(gui)政(zheng)府管理,為國民(min)(min)(min)革命軍(jun)和省港罷工工人(ren)(ren)提供了(le)有力(li)的(de)經濟支持。這對割據廣東各地(di)魚肉人(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)(min)的(de)軍(jun)閥、官僚及國民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)(dang)右(you)派勢力(li)是一(yi)個(ge)沉重打擊(ji),于是他們勾結英(ying)帝國主(zhu)義(yi)者(zhe),收(shou)買刺(ci)客謀殺廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)。1925年(nian)8月20日上(shang)午9時,廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)偕夫人(ren)(ren)何香凝參加國民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)(dang)中央(yang)執行(xing)委(wei)員會會議,汽車(che)(che)到達中央(yang)黨(dang)(dang)部(bu)門(men)口,廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)走出汽車(che)(che)時,遭到兇手開槍射擊(ji),廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)被(bei)害(hai)身(shen)亡,終年(nian)48歲。廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)遇(yu)害(hai)事件,引(yin)起了(le)全國人(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)(min)的(de)震驚(jing)和哀(ai)悼(dao),各地(di)紛紛舉行(xing)追悼(dao)會,廣州有10多(duo)萬人(ren)(ren)參加廖(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)(kai)(kai)(kai)的(de)悼(dao)念儀式。