廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)早年追隨孫中(zhong)(zhong)山投身(shen)(shen)革命,是(shi)(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)杰出的(de)(de)(de)資產階級民(min)(min)(min)主主義(yi)革命家,并擔(dan)任國(guo)(guo)民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)軍政要職。孫中(zhong)(zhong)山逝世(shi)后(hou),廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)堅定繼承孫中(zhong)(zhong)山遺愿(yuan),堅持(chi)孫中(zhong)(zhong)山的(de)(de)(de)三大(da)政策(ce)。國(guo)(guo)民(min)(min)(min)政府成立(li)后(hou),廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)擔(dan)任財(cai)政部部長,采取(qu)切實(shi)辦法將廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)各地的(de)(de)(de)財(cai)政、民(min)(min)(min)政統一收歸政府管理(li),為國(guo)(guo)民(min)(min)(min)革命軍和省港罷工工人(ren)提(ti)供了有力(li)的(de)(de)(de)經(jing)濟支持(chi)。這對割據(ju)廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)各地魚(yu)肉人(ren)民(min)(min)(min)的(de)(de)(de)軍閥(fa)、官僚及(ji)國(guo)(guo)民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)右(you)派(pai)勢(shi)力(li)是(shi)(shi)一個(ge)沉重(zhong)打擊(ji),于是(shi)(shi)他們勾結英帝國(guo)(guo)主義(yi)者,收買刺(ci)客謀殺廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)。1925年8月20日上午9時,廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)偕(xie)夫人(ren)何香凝參加(jia)國(guo)(guo)民(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)中(zhong)(zhong)央執行委員會會議,汽(qi)車到達中(zhong)(zhong)央黨(dang)部門口,廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)走(zou)出汽(qi)車時,遭到兇手開(kai)槍射擊(ji),廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)被(bei)害身(shen)(shen)亡(wang),終(zhong)年48歲。廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)遇害事件,引起了全國(guo)(guo)人(ren)民(min)(min)(min)的(de)(de)(de)震驚和哀悼(dao),各地紛(fen)紛(fen)舉行追悼(dao)會,廣(guang)(guang)州有10多(duo)萬人(ren)參加(jia)廖(liao)(liao)(liao)仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)的(de)(de)(de)悼(dao)念儀式(shi)。