廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)早年(nian)追(zhui)隨孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)投(tou)身革命(ming),是中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)杰(jie)出(chu)的(de)(de)資產階級民(min)(min)(min)(min)主主義(yi)革命(ming)家,并擔任國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)軍(jun)(jun)政要職。孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)逝世(shi)后(hou),廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)堅定(ding)繼承孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)遺(yi)愿,堅持孫(sun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)的(de)(de)三大政策。國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)政府成立后(hou),廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)擔任財政部部長,采取(qu)切實辦法將(jiang)廣(guang)東(dong)各地的(de)(de)財政、民(min)(min)(min)(min)政統一收(shou)歸政府管理,為國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)革命(ming)軍(jun)(jun)和省港(gang)罷工(gong)工(gong)人(ren)(ren)(ren)提供了有力(li)的(de)(de)經濟支持。這對(dui)割據廣(guang)東(dong)各地魚(yu)肉人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)(min)(min)的(de)(de)軍(jun)(jun)閥、官僚及國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)右派勢力(li)是一個沉重打擊(ji),于(yu)是他們勾結英(ying)帝(di)國(guo)主義(yi)者,收(shou)買刺(ci)客謀殺廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)。1925年(nian)8月20日上午9時,廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)偕(xie)夫人(ren)(ren)(ren)何香凝(ning)參(can)加國(guo)民(min)(min)(min)(min)黨(dang)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央執行(xing)委員會會議,汽車(che)到達中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央黨(dang)部門口,廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)走(zou)出(chu)汽車(che)時,遭到兇手開(kai)槍射擊(ji),廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)被(bei)害(hai)身亡,終年(nian)48歲。廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)遇害(hai)事件,引起(qi)了全國(guo)人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)(min)(min)的(de)(de)震驚和哀悼(dao),各地紛紛舉(ju)行(xing)追(zhui)悼(dao)會,廣(guang)州(zhou)有10多萬人(ren)(ren)(ren)參(can)加廖仲(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)愷(kai)的(de)(de)悼(dao)念儀式(shi)。